Prime Minister of Syria

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| post = President of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic

| native_name = {{no bold|رئيس مجلس وزراء الجمهورية العربية السورية}}

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| insignia = Coat of arms of Syria (2024–present) variation goldenrod.svg

| insigniacaption = Seal of the Prime Minister of Syria

| insigniasize = 120px

| flag = Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg

| flagsize = 120px

| flagborder = yes

| flagcaption = Flag of Syria

| image = Mohammed al-Bashir at Umayyad Mosque (cropped2).png

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| imagecaption = Last served
Mohammed al-Bashir
10 December 2024 – 29 March 2025

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| style = Mr Prime Minister
{{small|(informal)}}
His Excellency
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| department = Cabinet of Syria
Executive branch of the Syrian Government

| type = Head of government

| nominator =

| status = Abolished

| residence = Damascus, Syria

| appointer = President

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| member_of = Cabinet of Syria

| deputy = Deputy Prime Minister

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| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1920|3|9}}

| abolished = 29 March 2025

| inaugural = Ali Rikabi (kingdom)
Saadallah al-Jabiri (republic)

| website = https://www.pministry.gov.sy/

}}

The prime minister of Syria ({{langx|ar|رئيس وزراء سوريا|Raʾīs wuzarāʾ Sūriyā}}), officially the president of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic, was the head of government of Syria from 1920 to 2025.{{Cite web |date=26 February 2021 |title=Syrian Arab Republic: Constitution, 2012 |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/5100f02a2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305071852/https://www.refworld.org/docid/5100f02a2.html |archive-date=5 March 2019 |website=refworld}} After the fall of the Assad regime, the prime minister of Syria was the head of the Syrian caretaker government.{{Cite web |title=HTS confirm Al-Bashir as Syrian caretaker prime minister |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/hts-confirm-al-bashir-syrian-caretaker-prime-minister |access-date=10 Dec 2024 |website=The New Arab}}

History

= Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) =

In normal circumstances and under the constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic, the prime minister is appointed by the president of Syria, along with other ministers and members of the government that the new prime minister recommends. {{Cite web |url=https://constitutionnet.org/country/syria|website=constitutionniet.org|title=Constitutional history of Syria|access-date= 11 December 2021}}

The People's Assembly of Syria then approves the legislative program of the new government, before the new government formally take office.

There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several served multiple non-consecutive terms.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Syria.html|website=nyulawglobal.org|title=Constitutional Law and Courts' System in the Syrian Arab Republic|access-date= 11 December 2021|author=Khalil Mechantaf}} The Syrian presidency retains the constitutional authority to appoint or remove the prime minister and his Council of Ministers.{{Cite web |date=April 2021 |title=Constitutional history of Syria |url=https://constitutionnet.org/country/syria |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519143106/https://constitutionnet.org/country/syria |archive-date=19 May 2023 |website=Constitution Net}}

= Post-Ba'athist Syria (2024–2025) =

With the 2012 Constitution of Ba'athist Syria suspended following the fall of the Assad regime,{{cite web |date=14 March 2025 |title=Syria's new constitution gives sweeping powers, ignores minority rights |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20250314-syria-s-new-constitution-gives-sweeping-powers-ignores-minority-rights |accessdate=15 March 2025 |publisher=rfi}} the new 2025 Interim Constitution establishes a presidential system in which executive power is concentrated in the hands of the president,{{Cite web |last=AFP |date=2024-12-12 |title=Syria's new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three months |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40337254/syrias-new-govt-says-to-suspend-constitution-parliament-for-three-months |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Brecorder |language=en}} who appoints the ministers without the position of prime minister.{{cite web |date=12 March 2025 |title=Syria’s Constitutional Draft Set for Release as Fact-Finding Committee Begins Investigations |url=https://www.watanserb.com/en/2025/03/12/syrias-constitutional-draft-set-for-release-as-fact-finding-committee-begins-investigations/ |accessdate=16 March 2025 |publisher=Watan News}}

On 29 March 2025, the Syrian transitional government was announced by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus,{{Cite web |title=نص الإعلان الدستوري لسوريا 2025 |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/encyclopedia/2025/3/14/نص-الإعلان-الدستوري-لسوريا-2025 |access-date=29 March 2025 |website=الجزيرة نت |language=ar}} in which the new ministers were sworn in and delivered speeches outlining their agendas.{{Cite web |date=29 March 2025 |title=وزراء الحكومة السورية يقدمون خططهم ويؤدون القسم الدستوري |url=https://www.syria.tv/وزراء-الحكومة-السورية-يقدمون-خططهم-ويؤدون-القسم-الدستوري |access-date=29 March 2025 |website=Syria TV (Fadaat Media) |language=ar}} The government replaced the Syrian caretaker government, which was formed following the fall of the Assad regime.{{Cite web |title=At protest, Tel Aviv mayor vows to shut down the country if the government ignores a High Court ruling |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-29-2025/ |access-date=29 March 2025 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}} The post of prime minister was abolished.{{Cite web |title=Syrian president unveils transitional government |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/30/syrian-president-unveils-transitional-government |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}