People's Palace, Damascus

Seat of power, Syria.

BuildingPeople's Palace, Damascus
What Wikidata calls itpalace
CapitalDamascus
Form of governmenttransitional presidential republic
Population23,865,423

President of Syria

#Held byFromToParty
Ahmed al-SharaaJanuary 29, 2025incumbent
19Bashar al-AssadJuly 17, 2000December 8, 2024
Abdul Halim KhaddamJune 10, 2000July 17, 2000
18Hafez al-AssadMarch 12, 1971June 10, 2000
Hafez al-AssadFebruary 22, 1971March 11, 1971
Ahmad al-KhatibNovember 18, 1970February 22, 1971
17Nureddin al-AtassiJanuary 1, 1966January 1, 1970
Amin al-HafezJanuary 1, 1963January 1, 1966
Luai al-AtassiJanuary 1, 1963January 1, 1963
14Nazim al-KudsiJanuary 1, 1961January 1, 1963
Maamun al-KuzbariJanuary 1, 1961January 1, 1961
Izzat al-NussJanuary 1, 1961January 1, 1961
Shukri al-QuwatliSeptember 5, 1955February 22, 1958
Hashim al-AtassiMarch 1, 1954September 6, 1955
Maamun al-KuzbariJanuary 1, 1954January 1, 1954
Adib ShishakliJuly 1, 1953February 1, 1954
Fawzi SeluDecember 3, 1951July 11, 1953
4Hashim al-AtassiDecember 1, 1949December 24, 1951
Sami al-HenaauiAugust 14, 1949December 19, 1949
9Husni al-Za'imMarch 30, 1949August 14, 1949
8Shukri al-QuwatliApril 17, 1946March 29, 1949
Bahij al-KhatibJuly 8, 1939April 5, 1941
سعيد إسحاقnot recordednot recorded
Nasuhi al-Bukharinot recordednot recorded

24 tenures, 2 without a recorded date. Source: Wikidata, retrieved 2026-09-23.

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