Second Syrian transitional government

The Second Syrian transitional government (Arabic: الحكومة الانتقالية السورية الثانية, romanized: al-Ḥukūmah al-Intiqāliyyah as-Sūriyyah ath-Thāniyah) is the current provisional government of Syria, formed on 29 March 2025 under President Ahmed al-Sharaa. It succeeded the first Syrian transitional government headed by Mohammed al-Bashir.
The government was announced by al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, where the new ministers were sworn in and delivered speeches outlining their agendas. Two new ministries were formed: the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management. The position of prime minister was abolished.
The 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, codenamed "Deterrence of Aggression," were led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and supported by allied Turkish-backed groups in the Syrian National Army. These offensives resulted in the rapid fall of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship, ending five decades of Assad family rule that began when Hafez al-Assad assumed power in 1971 under the Ba'ath Party following a coup d'état.
After the fall of the Assad regime, Bashar al-Assad's ninth prime minister, Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, remained in his post in a caretaker capacity with the support of the opposition and Ahmed al-Sharaa until the formation of the first transitional government, which was led by Mohammed al-Bashir. On 12 February 2025, two major organizations of the former Syrian opposition, the Syrian National Coalition and the Syrian Negotiation Commission, announced their allegiance to the transitional governement. On 11 March 2025, al-Sharaa signed an agreement with Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to incorporate SDF-controlled institutions into the state, establish border crossings, and pledge to fight the remnants of the Assad regime. The deadline for the merger has been set for the end of 2025.
The government implemented the 2025 Interim Constitution of Syria, a provisional constitution ratified by al-Sharaa on 13 March 2025, establishing the basic law of Syria for a five-year transition period from 2025 to 2030. The Interim Constitution sets a presidential system with the executive power at the hands of the president who appoints the ministers, without the position of prime minister.
The government was announced by Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, in which the new ministers were sworn in and delivered speeches outlining their agendas. Two new ministries were formed: the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management. The post of prime minister was abolished.
Four of the new ministers belonged to minority groups: Yaarub Bader, an Alawite; Amjad Badr, a Druze; Hind Kabawat, a Christian; and Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko, a Kurd. The government also included figures from different groups of the former Syrian opposition: during the civil war, Mohammed Abu al-Khair Shukri was a member of the Syrian National Coalition, Raed al-Saleh was director of the White Helmets and Hind Kabawat served as deputy head of the Syrian Negotiation Commission in Geneva.
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa stated that the new government will reform the energy sector for sustainability and reliable electricity, support farmers to ensure food production, revive industry, protect national products, attract investment, stabilize the economy, strengthen the Syrian pound, and prevent financial manipulation.
The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has since said it will not adhere to the decisions of the Second Syrian transitional government, alleging that its composition allowed a single faction to maintain control and did not represent the diversity of Syria.