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People

People holding official positions in Syria today, with the names they used before and the organisations they came from.

Ahmed al-Sharaa

Ahmed al-Sharaa

President of the Syrian Arab Republic (since 2025)

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani · al-Fatih Abu Mohammad al-Jolani

Asaad al-Shaibani

Asaad al-Shaibani

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Zaid al-Attar · Hussam al-Shafi'i

Mohammad Qanatari

Mohammad Qanatari

Chargé d'affaires, Syrian Embassy in Washington (since January 2026)

Mohammad al-Sadiq

Qutaiba Qadish

Qutaiba Qadish

Director of International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Abu Ali al-Zubair · “Abu Hamza Protocol” (according to Mohammad al-Dabbash)

Abdulrahman Salama

Abdulrahman Salama

Governor of Raqqa (since January 2026)

Abu Ibrahim

Faraj Rakan Aqdi

Faraj Rakan Aqdi

Member of the People's Assembly (since October 2025); contractor

Faraj al-Uqda

Ahmad Muwaffaq Zaidan

Ahmad Muwaffaq Zaidan

Media Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic

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