| وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين Wizārat al-Khārijīyah wa-al-Mughtaribīn | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Syria and itsdiplomatic missions worldwide |
| Headquarters | Kafr Sousa,Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | mofaex |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Arabic:وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين,romanized: Wizārat al-Khārijīyah wa-al-Mughtaribīn) is acabinet ministry ofSyria, responsible for conductingforeign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of Syria and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries andinternational organizations. The responsibilities of theMinistry of Expatriates were merged on 14 April 2011.
The current minister isAsaad al-Shaibani who was appointed on 21 December 2024 following thecollapse of theBa'athist regime.
The following is a list offoreign ministers of Syria since 1920:[1]
| Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
 | Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912–1980) | 1963 | 1963 | Ba'ath Party | al-Bitar I–III | ||
 | Hassan Mraywed | 1963 | 1965 | 2 years | Ba'ath Party | al-Hafiz I al-Bitar IV al-Hafiz II | |
.jpg) | Ibrahim Makhous (1925–2013) | 22 September 1965 | 21 December 1965 | 90 days | Ba'ath Party | Zuayyin I | |
| Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912–1980) | 21 December 1965 | 1 March 1966 | 70 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Bitar V | |
| Ibrahim Makhous (1925–2013) | 1 March 1966 | 29 October 1968 | 2 years, 242 days | Ba'ath Party | Zuayyin II | |
| Muhammad Eid Ashawi | 1968 | 1969 | 1 year | Ba'ath Party | al-Atassi | |
| Mustapha al-Said | 1969 | 1970 | 1 year | Ba'ath Party | al-Atassi | |
.jpg) | Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932–2020) | 5 July 1970 | 1 March 1984 | 13 years, 240 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Atassi [...] al-Kasm I | |
 | Farouk al-Sharaa (born 1938) | 1 March 1984 | 21 February 2006 | 21 years, 357 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Kasm II [...] al-Otari | |
.jpg) | Walid Muallem (1941–2020) | 21 February 2006 | 16 November 2020 | 14 years, 269 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Otari [...] Arnous I | |
.jpg) | Faisal Mekdad (born 1954) | 22 November 2020 | 23 September 2024 | 3 years, 306 days | Ba'ath Party | Arnous I–II | |
 | Bassam al-Sabbagh (born 1969) | 23 September 2024 | 10 December 2024 | 78 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Jalali | |
| Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Political party | Government | |||
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 | Asaad al-Shaibani (born 1987) | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | 340 days | HTS (until 29 January 2025) | Caretaker (until 29 March 2025) | |
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