Government body
The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic : مجلس وزراء سوريا, majlis wuzara' suria) was first constituted in the Syrian Constitution of 1930 . Following the Fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, Syria is currently undergoing a political transition, with Mohammed al-Bashir leading a Syrian Transitional Government .
Cabinet in the Constitution
According to the most recent Constitution of Syria adopted in 2012:[ 1]
Section 2 The Council of Ministers
Article 118 [Cabinet]
(1) The Cabinet is the state's highest executive and administrative body. It consists of the Prime Minister, his deputies, and the ministers. It supervises the execution of the laws and regulations and the work of the state machinery and institutions.
Appointment, powers and removal
Appointment: [ 2]
Appointed by the President
Powers: [ 2]
Implementing state public policy
Enforcing laws
Supervising government bodies
Passing administrative decisions
Advising the President
Removal: [ 2]
Upon dismissal by the President
Upon submission of resignation to the President
Upon removal or resignation of the President
Upon a vote of no-confidence by the legislature
2024 transitional government
A transitional government was formed following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024. Outgoing prime minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali continued in that role as a caretaker until Mohammed al-Bashir was designated as prime minister on 10 December 2024.[ 3]
Ministers
Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir told Al Jazeera on 16 December 2024 that "for the time being" ministers from the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) would head national ministries.[ 4]
Previous cabinets
See also
Notes
References
^ "English Translation of the Syrian Constitution" . Qordoba . 15 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012 .
^ a b c "Constitutional history of Syria" . constitutionniet.org . Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government
^ Al Jazeera Staff. "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government" . Al Jazeera English . Retrieved 16 December 2024 .
^ "Mohammed al-Bashir assigned to form new Syrian government" . Ammon News . 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024 .
^ a b c d e "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government" . aljazeera.com . 15 December 2024. Wikidata Q131451019 . Archived from the original on 15 December 2024.
^ a b c d e Syrian Transitional Government Officially Established , L24, 11 December 2024, Wikidata Q131451006 , archived from the original on 15 December 2024
^ "Syrian authorities appoint HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers" . Al Jazeera English . 21 December 2024. Wikidata Q131531801 . Archived from the original on 21 December 2024.
^ Timour Azhari (10 December 2024), Exclusive: Syria's new rulers back shift to free-market economy, business leader says , Reuters , Wikidata Q131421935 , archived from the original on 10 December 2024
^ "Electricity Minister inspects work at Tishreen Thermal Power Plant" . Syrian Arab News Agency . 19 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024 .
^ Dadouch, Sarah; Jalabi, Raya (12 December 2024). "Syria's acting finance minister pushes plan to revive war-torn economy" . Financial Times . Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024 .
^ "Appointment of Asaad Hassan al-Sheybani as Foreign Minister in the Syrian Transitional Government" . Erem News (in Arabic). 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024 .
^ https://www.syria.tv/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7?amp
^ https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9/3435036
^ Widespread Condemnation of Sharaa's Brother Appointment as Minister of Health & Rejection of His Condescending Rhetoric Towards Revolutionary Organizations , The Syrian Observer, 19 December 2024, Wikidata Q131522512 , archived from the original on 21 December 2024
^ https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274866312/xinhua-news--syrian-interim-govt-eyes-economic-reforms-assures-ample-strategic-reserves
^ "Women will play a key role in a new Syria, says minister" . Al Jazeera English . 22 December 2024. Wikidata Q131541454 . Archived from the original on 23 December 2024.
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