Vice President of Syria
Second-highest constitutional office in Syria
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The vice president of Syria (Arabic: نائب رئيس سوريا, romanized: Nayib Raʾīs Sūriyā), officially the vice president of the Syrian Arab Republic, is the second-highest political position in the Syrian government after the president. The current Constitutional Declaration states that in the case of the president's 'temporary disablement', a vice president may become the acting president.[1]
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StyleMr/Madam Vice President (informal)
His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
AppointerPresident of Syria
Term lengthNo term limits, serves at the President's pleasure
| Vice President of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
|---|---|
| نائب رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية | |
Emblem of Syria | |
| Style | Mr/Madam Vice President (informal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Seat | Damascus, Syria |
| Appointer | President of Syria |
| Term length | No term limits, serves at the President's pleasure |
| Constituting instrument | Constitutional Declaration (2025) |
| Inaugural holder | Maamun al-Kuzbari |
| Formation | 25 February 1952 |
Multiple people can hold the office of vice president at the same time. The president is responsible for appointing the vice president, alongside determining their powers.[2] Since the fall of the Assad regime, the position has been left vacant.[3]
Powers, selection and succession
Under the Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Arab Republic:[4]
- The President of the Republic appoints one or more vice presidents,
- The President determines their powers, dismisses them, and accepts their resignations,
- If the presidency becomes vacant, the vice president assumes the President’s powers.
List of officeholders
Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | _portrait.png) |
Maamun al-Kuzbari مأمون الكزبري (1914–1998) |
25 February 1952 | 28 February 1954 | 2 years, 3 days | Arab Liberation Movement | Fawzi Selu | |
| Adib Shishakli | ||||||||
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 2 |  |
Sabri al-Asali صبري العسلي (1903–1976) |
7 March 1958 | 7 October 1958 | 214 days | National Party | Gamal Abdel Nasser | |
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Akram al-Hawrani أَكْرَم الْحَوْرَانِي (1912–1996) |
7 March 1958 | 19 September 1960 | 2 years, 196 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | |||
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Abdel Latif Boghdadi عبد اللطيف البغدادي (1917–1999) |
7 March 1958 | 29 September 1961 | 3 years, 206 days | National Union | |||
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Abdel Hakim Amer عبد الحكيم عامر (1919–1967) |
7 March 1958 | 29 September 1961 | 3 years, 206 days | National Union | |||
| 3 | .jpg) |
Nur al-Din Kahala نور الدين كحالة (1908–1965) |
20 September 1960 | 29 September 1961 | 1 year, 9 days | National Union | ||
| 4 |  |
Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj عبد الحميد السراج (1925–2013) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | ||
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Kamal el-Din Hussein كمال الدين حسين (1921–1999) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | |||
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Zakaria Mohieddin زكريا محيي الدين (1918–2012) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | |||
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Hussein el-Shafei حسين محمود حسن الشافعي (1918–2005) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | |||
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)
Source:[5]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 5 |  |
Muhammad Umran محمد عمران (1922–1972) |
8 March 1963 | 15 December 1964 | 1 year, 282 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
Lu'ay al-Atassi | |
| Amin al-Hafiz | ||||||||
| 6 |  |
Nureddin al-Atassi نور الدين الأتاسي (1929–1992) |
15 December 1964 | 28 December 1965 | 1 year, 13 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | ||
| 7 |  |
Shibli al-Aysami شبلي العيسمي (1925–2011) |
28 December 1965 | 23 February 1966 | 57 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | ||
| 8 |  |
Mahmoud al-Ayyubi محمود الأيوبي (1932–2013) |
22 February 1971 | 7 August 1976[citation needed] | 5 years, 5 months | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
Hafez al-Assad | |
| 9 |  |
Rifaat al-Assad رِفْعَتُ ٱلْأَسَدِ (1937–2026) |
11 March 1984 | 8 February 1998 | 13 years, 334 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | ||
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Abdul Halim Khaddam عبدالحليم خدام (1932–2020) |
11 March 1984 | 6 June 2005 | 21 years, 87 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad | ||
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Zuhair Masharqa زهير مشارقة (1938–2007) |
11 March 1984 | 21 February 2006[6] | 21 years, 347 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | |||
| 10 |  |
Farouk al-Sharaa فاروق الشرع (born 1938) |
21 February 2006 | 19 July 2014[7] | 8 years, 148 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
Bashar al-Assad | |
| 11 | Najah al-Attar نجاح العطار (born 1933) |
23 March 2006 | 8 December 2024 | 18 years, 260 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | |||
| 12 | .jpg) |
Faisal Mekdad فيصل المقداد (born 1954) |
23 September 2024 | 8 December 2024 | 76 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | ||
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