Instead of the traditional civilian leadership, a new leadership consisting of military officers was gradually growing; Jadid and Amin al-Hafiz from Syria and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and Salih Mahdi Ammash from Iraq were elected to the National Command.
Selain kepemimpinan sipil tradisional, kepemimpinan yang baru terdiri dari para perwira militer yang bertumbuh secara bertahap; Jadid dan Amin al-Hafiz dari Suriah dan Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr dan Salih Mahdi Ammash dari Irak terpilih pada Komando Nasional.