Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a cabinet on Saturday night (29.mar); Cabinet will lead the country for 5 years
Syria’s interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa announced on Saturday night (29.Mar.2025) the formation of a provisional government that will lead the country by a transition after more than 50 years of Assad family dictatorship.
Sharaa, who led the rebel forces coalition that overthrew the regime in December, appointed new ministers during a ceremony at the Damascus Presidential Palace.
The cabinet includes close allies in the Ministries of Defense, Foreign and Interior, as well as representatives of ethnic minorities and a woman.
Raed al-Saleh, head of the Civil Defense Organization White helmets, was appointed minister of disasters and emergencies. Hind Kabawat, who helped organize a recent national dialogue conference, will be the only woman in government as a minister of social affairs.
In gesture to the Kurdish minority, Sharaa appointed a representative of this ethnic group as Minister of Education, a portfolio that will reformulate the educational system of the Old Regime.
The provisional government will rule for 5 years to allow the adoption of a permanent constitution and the realization of elections, according to the provisional letter adopted this month.
The formation of the new government occurs amid internal and external pressures. More than 1,000 people died in recent clashes in the coastal region between remnants of the Assad regime and forces of the new government, according to the
The constitutional declaration establishes separation of powers and an independent judiciary, but maintains a strong presidential system and the rule that the president must be Muslim. The document also guarantees freedoms of opinion, expression and press in Syria.
Arab and Western leaders conditioned the relief of sanctions on the creation of a political process that reflects the diversity of the country.
