Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali | |
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محمد غازي الجلالي | |
| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 14 September 2024 – 10 December 2024[a] | |
| Head of state | Bashar al-Assad[b] Ahmed al-Sharaa[c] |
| Preceded by | Hussein Arnous |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed al-Bashir |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
| In office 27 August 2014 – 3 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Wael Nader al-Halqi |
| Preceded by | Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni |
| Succeeded by | Ali al-Dhafir |
| Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
| In office May 2008 – 27 August 2014 | |
| Minister | Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni |
| Chancellor ofSyrian Private University | |
| In office 11 September 2023 – 14 September 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Prof. Dr. Edmon Saloum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-03-22)22 March 1969 (age 56) |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (2004–2024) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus (BCE) Ain Shams University (PhD) |
| Cabinet | |
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (Arabic:محمد غازي الجلالي; born 22 March 1969) is a Syrian politician and civil engineer who served as theprime minister of Syria from 14 September to 10 December 2024. He is the last person to serve as prime minister of Syria under the presidency ofBashar al-Assad and the last head of government of theBa'athist regime.
Bashar al-Assad named him prime minister on 14 September 2024, following the2024 parliamentary election. He previously held the position ofminister of communications and information technology in thesecond government ofWael Nader al-Halqi from 27 August 2014 to 3 July 2016.[1][2]
Following thefall of the Assad regime on 8 December, he remained inDamascus and managed the transfer of power from the government to the rebels before being replaced byMohammed al-Bashir two days later.[3]
Mohammad Ghazi Al-Jalali was born in Damascus in 1969. He graduated with a BA in civil engineering in 1992 and completed a postgraduate diploma in civil engineering fromDamascus University in 1994.[4] He also completed a Master of Science in civil engineering in 1997, and aPhD in engineering economics fromAin Shams University,Cairo in 2000.[5]
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali worked as an assistant to the minister of communications and technology from 2008 until he took over the ministry on 10 August 2014, and as chairman of the board of directors of the General Postal Corporation during the same period, and a member of the board of directors of the General Corporation for Road Transport from 2005 until 2013.[4]
Jalali was also a member of the Higher Education Council at the Ministry of Higher Education from 2008 until his appointment as Minister of Communications and Technology, and he is an assistant professor at theUniversity of Damascus.[5]
Jalali held the position of minister of communications and technology from 10 August 2014, until 3 July 2016, in the second government ofWael al-Halqi. After leaving the ministry, he held the position of the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Arab Quality Makers since April 2019 and chancellor of theSyrian Private University from 11 September 2023 until his appointment as prime minister.[6][7]
On 14 September 2024,Syrian president Bashar al-Assad issued a decree assigning Jalali to form the government in Syria, following the2024 Syrian parliamentary election.[8]
On 8 December 2024, Jalali acknowledged thefall of President Assad's Baathist government and announced that he was extending his hand to the opposition, emphasizing the preservation of state institutions.Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader ofHay'at Tahrir al-Sham, announced that Jalali would head the government on an interim basis until the formalization of a new governing arrangement.[9] Later that day, Jalali called fordemocratic elections to be held so the Syrian people could choose their new leaders.[10][11] He stated that Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham contacted the leaders, and the armed men promised that there would be no repression. Jalali also said that he and 18 other ministers had made their decision to stay in Damascus and not leave the country.[12] On the same day, a video was published showing Jalali being escorted in Damascus bySouthern Operations Room militia, who had taken control of the capital earlier in the day.[13]
The following day,Mohammed al-Bashir was appointed as new prime minister of theSyrian caretaker government and Jalali withdrew from his duties.[3]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Syria 2024 | Succeeded by |
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| French mandate (1920–1930) | |
| First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) | |
| Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) | |
| United Arab Republic (1958–1961) | |
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| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) | |
| Transitional period (2024–2025) | |
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