Government of Syria

Government of Syrian Arab Republic

Emblem of Syria
Founding document	Interim Constitution
Jurisdiction	Syria
Legislative branch
Legislature	People's Assembly
Meeting place	Parliament Building, Damascus, Syria
Executive branch
Leader	President
Headquarters	Presidential Palace
Main organ	Council of Ministers
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Judicial Council
Seat	Supreme Court Building

Politics of Syria
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution 2025 Interim Constitution Human rights
Executive President (list) Ahmed al-Sharaa Council of Ministers Syrian transitional government
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker: Vacant
Judiciary Supreme Judicial Council Supreme Constitutional Court
Subdivisions Governorates Districts Subdistricts (Nahiyas) Cities Villages
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2014 2021 Next Parliamentary: 2016 2020 2024 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Asaad al-Shaibani Diplomatic missions of / in Syria Syrian nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy UN resolutions on Syria Status of the Golan Heights Syrian civil war
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The politics of Syria takes place in a presidential system and is currently in a transitionary period under and led by a transitional government. The seat of the government is located in Damascus, Syria.

On 8 December 2024, after the successful Syrian rebel offensives resulted in the fall of Damascus and the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad, many former government officials under Assad's regime fled to neighboring countries for sanctuary. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant opposition faction, has tasked Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian Salvation Government to head the Syrian caretaker government.^[1] On 29 January 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa was appointed President of Syria by the Syrian General Command for the transitional period during the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference in Damascus, after serving as the de facto leader following the fall of the Assad regime.^[2]

On 13 March, al-Sharaa signed an interim constitution for a five-year transitional period, establishing Islamic law as a primary source of jurisprudence while ensuring the protection of the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in Syria.^[3] Later, on 29 March, the Syrian transitional government was announced by al-Sharaa during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, replacing the previous Syrian caretaker government established after the fall of the Assad regime.