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This is a list ofprime ministers ofSyria from 1920 to 2025.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Rida Pasha al-Rikabi رضا باشا الركابي (1864–1943) | 9 March 1920 | 3 May 1920 | 55 days | Independent | al-Rikabi II [ar] | Previously Military Governor in theOccupied Enemy Territory Administration(1 October 1918 – 14 December 1919) | |||
| — | Hashim al-Atassi هاشم الأتاسي (1875–1960) | 3 May 1920 | 26 July 1920 | 84 days | Independent | al-Atassi I [ar] al-Droubi [ar] (From 25 July 1920) | ||||
| 2 | Aladdin al-Droubi علاء الدين الدروبي (1870–1920) | 26 July 1920 | 21 August 1920 | 26 days | Independent | al-Droubi [ar] | ||||
| Vacant (21 August 1920 –6 September 1920) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Jamil al-Ulshi جميل الألشي (1883–1951) | 6 September 1920 | 30 November 1920 | 85 days | Independent | al-Ulshi I [ar] | ||||
| French mandate (1920–1930) | ||||||||||
| State of Damascus (1920–1922),Syrian Federation (1922–1925) andState of Syria (1925–1930) | ||||||||||
| — | Haqqi al-Azm حقي العظم (1864–1955) | 1 December 1920 | 28 June 1922 | 1 year, 209 days | Independent | Haqqi al-Azm I [ar] | ||||
| 4 | Subhi Bey Barakat صبحي بك بركات الخالدي (1889–1939) | 28 June 1922 | 21 December 1925 | 3 years, 176 days | Independent | Barakat I [ar]–II [ar] | ||||
| Vacant (21 December 1925 –29 December 1925) | ||||||||||
| — | Taj al-Din al-Hasani تاج الدين الحسني (1885–1943) | 29 December 1925 | 6 January 1926 | 8 days | Independent | No cabinet | ||||
| Vacant (6 January 1926 –27 April 1926) | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ahmad Nami أحمد نامي (1873–1962) | 27 April 1926 | 9 February 1928 | 1 year, 288 days | Independent | Nami I [ar]–II [ar]–III [ar] | ||||
| Vacant (9 February 1928 –15 April 1928) | ||||||||||
| 6 | Taj al-Din al-Hasani تاج الدين الحسني (1885–1943) | 15 April 1928 | 14 May 1930 | 2 years, 29 days | Independent | al-Hasani I [ar] | ||||
| First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) | ||||||||||
| Mandatory Syrian Republic (1930–1946) | ||||||||||
| (6) | Taj al-Din al-Hasani تاج الدين الحسني (1885–1943) | 14 May 1930 | 19 November 1931 | 1 year, 189 days | Independent | al-Hasani I [ar] | ||||
| — | Léon Solomiac (1873–1960) | 19 November 1931 | 11 June 1932 | 205 days | Independent | Solomiac [ar] | ||||
| 7 | Haqqi al-Azm حقي العظم (1864–1955) | 7 June 1932 | 16 March 1934 | 1 year, 282 days | Independent | Haqqi al-Azm II [ar] | ||||
| (6) | Taj al-Din al-Hasani تاج الدين الحسني (1885–1943) | 16 March 1934 | 22 February 1936 | 1 year, 343 days | Independent | al-Hasani II [ar] | ||||
| 8 | Ata Bey al-Ayyubi عطا الأيوبي (1877–1951) | 22 February 1936 | 21 December 1936 | 303 days | Independent | al-Ayyubi I [ar] | ||||
| 9 | Jamil Mardam Bey جميل مردم بك (1894–1960) | 21 December 1936 | 23 February 1939 | 2 years, 64 days | National Bloc | Bey I [ar] | ||||
| 10 | Lutfi al-Haffar لطفي الحفار (1885–1968) | 23 February 1939 | 5 April 1939 | 41 days | National Bloc | al-Haffar [ar] | ||||
| 11 | Nasuhi al-Bukhari نصوحي البخاري (1881–1961) | 5 April 1939 | 8 July 1939 | 94 days | Independent | al-Bukhari [ar] (No cabinet from 15 May 1939) | ||||
| — | Bahij al-Khatib بهيج الخطيب (1895–1981) | 8 July 1939 | 4 April 1941 | 1 year, 270 days | Independent | al-Khatib [ar] | ||||
| 12 | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 4 April 1941 | 21 September 1941 | 170 days | Independent | al-Azm I [ar] | ||||
| 13 | Hassan al-Hakim حسن الحكيم (1886–1982) | 21 September 1941 | 19 April 1942 | 210 days | Independent | al-Hakim I [ar] | ||||
| 14 | Husni al-Barazi حسني البرازي (1895–1975) | 19 April 1942 | 10 January 1943 | 266 days | Independent | al-Barazi [ar] | ||||
| (3) | Jamil al-Ulshi جميل الألشي (1883–1951) | 10 January 1943 | 25 March 1943 | 74 days | Independent | al-Ulshi II [ar] | ||||
| (8) | Ata Bey al-Ayyubi عطا الأيوبي (1877–1951) | 25 March 1943 | 19 August 1943 | 147 days | Independent | al-Ayyubi II [ar] | ||||
| 15 | Saadallah al-Jabiri سعد الله الجابري (1891–1948) | 19 August 1943 | 14 October 1944 | 56 days | National Bloc | al-Jabiri I [ar] | ||||
| 16 | Fares al-Khoury فارس الخوري (1877–1962) | 14 October 1944 | 1 October 1945 | 352 days | National Bloc | al-Khoury I [ar]–II [ar]–III [ar] | ||||
| (15) | Saadallah al-Jabiri سعد الله الجابري (1891–1948) | 1 October 1945 | 17 April 1946 | 198 days | National Bloc | al-Jabiri II [ar] | ||||
| Independent First Syrian Republic (1946–1950) | ||||||||||
| (15) | Saadallah al-Jabiri سعد الله الجابري (1891–1948) | 17 April 1946 | 16 December 1946 | 243 days | National Bloc | al-Jabiri III [ar] | ||||
| — | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 16 December 1946 | 29 December 1946 | 13 days | Independent | al-Jabiri III [ar] | ||||
| (9) | Jamil Mardam Bey جميل مردم بك (1894–1960) | 29 December 1946 | 17 December 1948 | 1 year, 354 days | National Bloc | Bey II [ar]–III [ar]–III [ar]–IV [ar] | ||||
| (12) | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 17 December 1948 | 30 March 1949 | 103 days | Independent | al-Azm II [ar] | Azm was overthrown in theMarch 1949 coup d'état. | [1] | ||
| 17 | Husni al-Za'im حسني الزعيم (1897–1949) | 30 March 1949 | 26 June 1949 | 88 days | Independent (SSNP–affiliated) | al-Za'im [ar] | ||||
| 18 | Muhsin al-Barazi محسن البرازي (1904–1949) | 26 June 1949 | 14 August 1949 | 49 days | Independent | al-Barazi [ar] | Barazi was executed following theAugust 1949 coup d'état. | [2] | ||
| 19 | Hashim al-Atassi هاشم الأتاسي (1875–1960) | 14 August 1949 | 24 December 1949 | 132 days | People's Party | al-Atassi II [ar] (No cabinet from 14 December 1949) | ||||
| 20 | Nazim al-Qudsi ناظم القدسي (1906–1998) | 24 December 1949 | 27 December 1949 | 3 days | People's Party | al-Qudsi I [ar] | ||||
| (12) | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 27 December 1949 | 4 June 1950 | 159 days | Independent | al-Azm III [ar] | ||||
| (20) | Nazim al-Qudsi ناظم القدسي (1906–1998) | 4 June 1950 | 5 September 1950 | 93 days | People's Party | al-Qudsi II [ar] | ||||
| Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) | ||||||||||
| (20) | Nazim al-Qudsi ناظم القدسي (1906–1998) | 5 September 1950 | 27 March 1951 | 203 days | People's Party | al-Qudsi III [ar] | ||||
| (12) | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 27 March 1951 | 9 August 1951 | 135 days | Independent | al-Azm IV [ar] | ||||
| (13) | Hassan al-Hakim حسن الحكيم (1886–1982) | 9 August 1951 | 13 November 1951 | 96 days | Independent | al-Hakim II [ar] | ||||
| — | Zaki al-Khatib زكي الخطيب (1887–1961) | 13 November 1951 | 28 November 1951 | 15 days | People's Party | al-Hakim II [ar] | ||||
| 21 | Maarouf al-Dawalibi معروف الدواليبي (1909–2004) | 28 November 1951 | 29 November 1951 | 1 day | People's Party | al-Dawalibi I [ar] (Cabinet existed until 1 December 1951) | Dawalibi was overthrown in the1951 coup d'état. | [3] | ||
| Vacant (29 November 1951 –3 December 1951) | ||||||||||
| 22 | Fawzi Selu فوزي سلو (1905–1972) | 3 December 1951 | 19 July 1953 | 1 year, 228 days | Military (ALM–affiliated) | (No cabinet until 9 June 1952) Selu [ar] (No cabinet from 11 July 1953) | Selu had no power, real power was withAdib Shishakli. | [4] | ||
| Position abolished (19 July 1953 –1 March 1954) | ||||||||||
| 23 | Sabri al-Asali صبري العسلي (1903–1976) | 1 March 1954 | 19 June 1954 | 110 days | National Party | al-Asali I [ar] | ||||
| 24 | Said al-Ghazzi سعيد الغزي (1893–1967) | 19 June 1954 | 3 November 1954 | 137 days | Independent | al-Ghazzi I [ar] | ||||
| (16) | Fares al-Khoury فارس الخوري (1877–1962) | 3 November 1954 | 13 February 1955 | 102 days | People's Party | al-Khoury IV [ar] | ||||
| (23) | Sabri al-Asali صبري العسلي (1903–1976) | 13 February 1955 | 13 September 1955 | 212 days | National Party | al-Asali II [ar] | ||||
| (24) | Said al-Ghazzi سعيد الغزي (1893–1967) | 13 September 1955 | 14 June 1956 | 275 days | Independent | al-Ghazzi II [ar] | ||||
| (23) | Sabri al-Asali صبري العسلي (1903–1976) | 14 June 1956 | 1 February 1958 | 1 year, 232 days | National Party | al-Asali III [ar]–IV [ar] (Cabinet existed until 6 March 1958) | ||||
| Vacant (1 February 1958 –22 February 1958) | ||||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Position not established (22 February 1958 –7 October 1958) | ||||||||||
| 25 | Nur al-Din Kahala نور الدين كحالة (1908–1965) | 7 October 1958 | 20 September 1960 | 1 year, 349 days | National Union | Nasser IV [ar]–V [ar] | ||||
| 26 | Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj عبد الحميد السراج (1925–2013) | 20 September 1960 | 16 August 1961 | 330 days | National Union | Nasser V [ar]–VI [ar] | ||||
| Vacant (16 August 1961 –28 September 1961) | ||||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Government | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Syrian Arab Republic (1961–2025) | ||||||||||
| Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963) | ||||||||||
| 27 | Maamun al-Kuzbari مأمون الكزبري (1914–1998) | 29 September 1961 | 20 November 1961 | 52 days | Independent | al-Kuzbari [ar] | Kuzbari took office following the1961 coup d'état, which dissolved theUnited Arab Republic and restored theSecond Syrian Republic on 29 September 1961. | |||
| 28 | Izzat al-Nuss عزت النص (1912–1976)[5] | 20 November 1961 | 14 December 1961 | 24 days | Independent | al-Nuss [ar] (Cabinet existed until 22 December 1961) | ||||
| Vacant (14 December 1961 –22 December 1961) | ||||||||||
| (21) | Maarouf al-Dawalibi معروف الدواليبي (1909–2004) | 22 December 1961 | 28 March 1962 | 96 days | People's Party | al-Dawalibi II [ar] (No cabinet from 27 March 1962) | ||||
| Vacant (28 March 1962 –16 April 1962) | ||||||||||
| 29 | Bashir al-Azma بشير العظَمة (1910–1992) | 16 April 1962 | 17 September 1962 | 154 days | Independent | al-Azma [ar] | ||||
| (12) | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 17 September 1962 | 8 March 1963 | 172 days | Independent | al-Azm V [ar] | The1963 coup d'état, an event known as the March 8 Revolution, toppledPresidentNazim al-Qudsi and brought theNational Council for the Revolutionary Command (NCRC) to government, although real power lay with theBa'athist Military Committee, which organized the coup. | [6] | ||
| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) | ||||||||||
| (12) | Khalid al-Azm خالد العظم (1903–1965) | 8 March 1963 | 9 March 1963 | 1 day | Independent | No cabinet | Azm was the firstPrime Minister of theBa'athist regime for some hours after the fall of theSecond Syrian Republic in the March 8 Revolution. | |||
| 30 | Salah al-Din al-Bitar صلاح الدين البيطار (1912–1980) | 9 March 1963 | 11 May 1963 | 63 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Bitar I | ||||
| — | Sami al-Jundi سامي الجندي (1921–1996) | 11 May 1963 | 13 May 1963 | 2 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | No cabinet[7] | ||||
| (30) | Salah al-Din al-Bitar صلاح الدين البيطار (1912–1980) | 13 May 1963 | 11 November 1963 | 182 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Bitar II–III | ||||
| 31 | Amin al-Hafiz أمين الحافظ (1921–2009) | 12 November 1963 | 13 May 1964 | 183 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Hafiz I | ||||
| (30) | Salah al-Din al-Bitar صلاح الدين البيطار (1912–1980) | 14 May 1964 | 3 October 1964 | 142 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Bitar IV | ||||
| (31) | Amin al-Hafiz أمين الحافظ (1921–2009) | 4 October 1964 | 22 September 1965 | 353 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Hafiz II | ||||
| 32 | Yusuf Zuayyin يوسف زعيّـن (1931–2016) | 22 September 1965 | 21 December 1965 | 90 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Zuayyin I (Cabinet existed until 27 December 1965) | ||||
| Vacant (21 December 1965 –1 January 1966) | ||||||||||
| (30) | Salah al-Din al-Bitar صلاح الدين البيطار (1912–1980) | 1 January 1966 | 23 February 1966 | 53 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Bitar V | Bitar wasoverthrown by the Military Committee because of his support forMichel Aflaq and theNational Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. | [8] | ||
| Vacant (23 February 1966 –1 March 1966) | ||||||||||
| (32) | Yusuf Zuayyin يوسف زعيّـن (1931–2016) | 1 March 1966 | 29 October 1968 | 2 years, 242 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Zuayyin II [ar] (No cabinet from 28 October 1968)[9] | ||||
| 33 | Nureddin al-Atassi نور الدين الأتاسي (1929–1992) | 29 October 1968 | 18 November 1970 | 2 years, 20 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Atassi [ar] (No cabinet from 15 November 1970)[10] | Atassi wasoverthrown when a falling-out occurred betweenSalah Jadid, the real ruler of Syria from 1966 to 1970, andHafez al-Assad, theMinister of Defense. Assad initiated theCorrective Movement in 1970. | [11][12] | ||
| Vacant (18 November 1970 –21 November 1970) | ||||||||||
| 34 | Hafez al-Assad حافظ الأسد (1930–2000) | 21 November 1970 | 3 April 1971 | 133 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Assad | ||||
| 35 | Abdul Rahman Khleifawi عبد الرحمن خليفاوي (1930–2009) | 3 April 1971 | 21 December 1972 | 1 year, 262 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Khleifawi I [ar] | ||||
| 36 | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi محمود الأيوبي (1932–2013) | 21 December 1972 | 7 August 1976 | 3 years, 230 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Khleifawi I [ar] (Until 23 December 1972) al-Ayyubi [ar] | ||||
| (35) | Abdul Rahman Khleifawi عبد الرحمن خليفاوي (1930–2009) | 7 August 1976 | 27 March 1978 | 1 year, 232 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Khleifawi II [ar] | ||||
| 37 | Muhammad Ali al-Halabi محمد علي الحلبي (1937–2016) | 27 March 1978 | 9 January 1980 | 1 year, 288 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Khleifawi II [ar] (Until 30 March 1978) al-Halabi [ar] | ||||
| 38 | Abdul Rauf al-Kasm عبد الرؤوف الكسم (1932–2025) | 9 January 1980 | 1 November 1987 | 7 years, 296 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Halabi [ar] (Until 14 January 1980)[13] al-Kasm I [ar]–II [ar]–III [ar] | ||||
| 39 | ![]() | Mahmoud Al-Zoubi محمود الزعبي (1935–2000) | 1 November 1987 | 7 March 2000 | 12 years, 127 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Al-Zoubi I [ar]–II [ar] | |||
| 40 | Muhammad Mustafa Mero محمد مصطفى ميرو (1941–2020) | 7 March 2000 | 10 September 2003 | 3 years, 187 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Mero I [ar]–II | ||||
| 41 | Muhammad Naji al-Otari محمد ناجي عطري (born 1944) | 10 September 2003 | 14 April 2011 | 7 years, 216 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Naji al-Otari | ||||
| 42 | Adel Safar عادل سفر (born 1953) | 14 April 2011 | 23 June 2012 | 1 year, 70 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Safar | ||||
| 43 | Riyad Farid Hijab رياض فريد حجاب (born 1966) | 23 June 2012 | 6 August 2012 | 44 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Hijab | Defected tothe opposition duringthe civil war. | [14][15] | ||
| — | Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji عمر ابراهيم غلاونجي (born 1954) | 6 August 2012 | 9 August 2012 | 3 days | Independent | Hijab | [16] | |||
| 44 | Wael Nader al-Halqi وائل نادر الحلقي (born 1964) | 9 August 2012 | 3 July 2016 | 3 years, 329 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | al-Halqi I–II | ||||
| 45 | Imad Khamis عماد خميس (born 1961) | 3 July 2016 | 11 June 2020 | 3 years, 344 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Khamis | ||||
| 46 | Hussein Arnous حسين عرنوس (born 1953) | 11 June 2020 | 14 September 2024 | 4 years, 95 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Arnous I–II | ||||
| 47 | Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali محمد غازي الجلالي (born 1969) | 14 September 2024 | 8 December 2024 | 85 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Arnous II al-Jalali | ||||
| Transitional period (2024–2025) | ||||||||||
| — | Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali محمد غازي الجلالي (born 1969) | 8 December 2024 | 10 December 2024 | 2 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) | Caretaker | Served ascaretaker until al-Bashir assumed power. | |||
| 48 | Mohammed al-Bashir محمد البشير (born 1983) | 10 December 2024 | 29 March 2025 | 109 days | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham | Caretaker | Previously Prime Minister of theSyrian Salvation Government. | |||
| Independent | ||||||||||
| Position abolished (since29 March 2025) | ||||||||||
