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Ahmed al-Sharaa

President[1][2]

Serving in the Syrian transitional government since 29 Mar 2025. 6 public offices on record since 2017.

In office
1 yr 7 mos
Record
Sourced
Offices
6

Sourced from en.wikipedia.org · checked 16 Oct 2026

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been President of Syria in the transitional period since 29 January 2025. He was de facto leader of Syria from December 2024. He previously led Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from 2017 and the Syrian Salvation Government from 2017 to 2024.[3]

Overview

Current office

Sourced

President (head of government)[4][5]

Syrian transitional government

Since

29 Mar 2025

1 yr 7 mos

Country
Syria
Born
29 Oct 1982, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[3]
First office on record
Leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, 2017

Career

Record in public office

6 offices
  1. 29 Mar 2025 – present

    President (head of government)[4][5]

    Syrian transitional governmentSourced
  2. 29 Jan 2025 – present

    President[1][2]

    Syrian Arab RepublicSourced
  3. 29 Jan 2025 – present

    President of the Syrian Arab Republic[1][2]

    Syrian transitional governmentSourced
  4. 2024 – 2025

    De facto leader of Syria[3]

    Sourced
  5. 2017 – 2025

    Leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham[3]

    Sourced
  6. 2017 – 2024

    Leader of the Syrian Salvation Government[3]

    Sourced

In government

Serves with 23 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

8 claims · 5 sources

  • Verified 0
  • Sourced 8

Sources

  1. [1]
    Ahmed al-Sharaa

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World Leaders: Syria (last updated 12 December 2025)

    US Central Intelligence Agency (World Leaders)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    Ahmed al-Sharaa

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Syrian transitional government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  5. [5]

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Ahmed al-Sharaa." President. Record gp:person/ahmed-al-sharaa, last checked 16 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/ahmed-al-sharaa/