# Cabinet of Syria

The Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, romanized: Majlis wuzarāʾ Sūriyā) 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:
   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:
* Appointed by the president
Powers:
* Implementing state public policy
* Enforcing laws
* Supervising government bodies
* Passing administrative decisions
* Advising the president
Removal:
* 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.

### Ministers
#### Mohammad al-Bashir cabinet

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.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Faction |
| Prime Minister of Syria | Mohammed al-Bashir | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Administrative Development | Fadi al-Qassem | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Agriculture and Agrarian Reform | Mohammed al-Ahmed | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Communications and Information Technology | Hussein al-Masri | December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
| Minister for Defense | Murhaf Abu Qasra | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade | Basel Abdul Hannan | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Education | Nazir al-Qadri | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Awqaf | Hussam Haj Hussein | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Electricity | Omar Shaqrouq | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Finance | Mohammed Abazaid | December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | Asaad al-Shaibani | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Director of the General Intelligence Service | Anas Khattab | 26 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Director of the General Directorate of Customs | Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi | December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research | Abdel Moneim Abdel Hafez | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Information | Mohammad al-Omar | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Health | Maher al-Sharaa (acting) | 16 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Interior | Ali Keda | 19 January 2025 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Internal Trade and Consumer Protection | Maher Khalil al-Hasan (acting) | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
| Minister for Justice | Shadi al-Waisi | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Local Administration and Environment | Mohamed Muslim | 10 December 2024 | Incumbent | HTS |
| Minister for Oil and Mineral Resources | Ghiyath Diab | December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
| Minister for Transport | Bahaa Aldeen Shurm | December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
| Minister for Water Resources | Osama Abu Zaid | December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |
| Head of Women's Affairs Office | Aisha al-Dibs | 22 December 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |

## Previous cabinets

* Second Mustafa Mero government (2001–2003)
* Muhammad Naji al-Otari government (2003–2011)
* Adel Safar government (2011–12)
* Riyad Hijab government (2012)
* First Wael al-Halqi government (2012–2014)
* Second Wael al-Halqi government (2014–2016)
* Imad Khamis government (2016–2020)
* First Arnous government (2020–2021)
* Second Arnous government (2021–2024)
* Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali government (2024)