Ziad al-Ayesh
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1987 (age 39)
Idlib University (MBA)
Ziad al-Ayesh | |
|---|---|
زياد فواز العياش | |
| Presidential Envoy | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2026 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Deputy Minister of Interior for Civil Affair | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2025 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ziad Fawaz Hamad al-Ayesh 1987 (age 39) Arjah al-Jawalah, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
| Education | Imam al-Ouzai University (Sharia) Idlib University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Military officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Syria |
| Branch/service |  Syrian Armed Forces |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Ziad Fawaz al-Ayesh (Arabic: زياد فواز العياش; born 1987), also known as Abu Osama al-Izz, is a Syrian Brigadier General and politician. He serves as the Deputy Minister of Interior for Civil Affairs in the Syrian government and was appointed as a presidential envoy in February 2026 to oversee the implementation of the agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Al-Ayesh has been involved in negotiations and integration processes in northeastern Syria, drawing on his background in civil administration and security.
Ziad Fawaz Hamad al-Ayesh was born in 1987 in the village of Arjah al-Jawalah, located in the countryside of Qamishli in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.[1] He obtained a certificate from the Petroleum Institute in Rmelan before the Syrian revolution. Al-Ayesh holds a degree in Sharia from Imam al-Ouzai University in Lebanon and a master's degree in business administration from Idlib University in northwestern Syria.[2] He previously pursued a master's degree in Sharia from Idlib University.
Career
Early career and Syrian revolution
Prior to the Syrian civil war, al-Ayesh served in roles related to his technical education. He participated in the Syrian revolution from its outset in 2011, engaging in military activities against the Ba'athist regime and the PYD militia in Hasakah and Idlib. In Idlib, he managed central camps for Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), served as a member of the general follow-up committee, and was the administrative head of the public security apparatus.[3] He also oversaw checkpoints in Idlib, establishing their structure, and led the civil affairs department in the Syrian Salvation Government, developing new programs for it.[4]
Syrian transitional government
Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, al-Ayesh was appointed Deputy Minister of Interior for Civil Affairs in May 2025.[5][6] In this role, he oversees population registries, citizen service centers, statistics, service portals, and immigration and passports.[7] He is also a member of the central committee for negotiations with the SDF (referred to as "QSD" in Arabic sources), representing Hasakah, a member of the central committee for digital transformation in Syria, and responsible for the Hasakah file in the Syrian presidency.[8] In June 2025, al-Ayesh participated in meetings with SDF representatives to advance the March 10 agreement, focusing on education, IDP returns, and energy cooperation.[9][10][11] He led a delegation to Pakistan in August 2025 to enhance security alliances.[12] In October 2025, he headed the Syrian delegation at an Arab meeting on nationality and civil affairs in Baghdad, Iraq.[13]
Presidential envoy for SDF integration
On February 21, 2026, al-Ayesh was appointed as a presidential envoy to implement the January 29, 2026, agreement with the SDF.[14][15] This role involves overseeing the phased integration of military and administrative bodies, deploying security forces in Al-Hasakah and Qamishli, and ensuring state control over civil institutions and border crossings.[16] The appointment aims to strengthen state presence, remove obstacles, and activate government services in the region.[17][18] He met with SDF leader Mazloum Abdi in Hasakah Governorate on March 2, 2026, to discuss the integration of the SDF into the Syrian army.[19]