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Vice President of the Syrian Arab Republic
Emblem of Syria (2025–present).svg
Coat of arms of Syria
Incumbent
Vacant

since 8 December 2024
Style Mr/Madam Vice President (informal)
His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Seat Damascus, Syria
Appointer President
Term length No term limits, serves at the President's pleasure
Constituting instrument Interim Constitution of Syria (2025)
Inaugural holder Maamun al-Kuzbari
Formation 25 February 1952; 73 years ago (1952-02-25)

The Vice President of Syria is an important political job in Syria. This person, officially called the Vice President of the Syrian Arab Republic, helps the President of Syria. The rules of Syria say that if the President cannot do their job for a short time, the Vice President can step in. More than one person can be a Vice President at the same time. The President of Syria chooses who becomes a Vice President. As of July 2025, the new government in Syria has not yet chosen a Vice President.

What the Vice President Does

The 2025 Interim Constitution of Syria explains the role of the Vice President:

  • The President of Syria chooses one or more Vice Presidents.
  • The President decides what jobs they will do.
  • The President can also remove them from their job or accept their resignation.
  • If the President's job becomes empty, a Vice President takes over the President's duties.

Past Vice Presidents of Syria

Many people have served as Vice President of Syria throughout history. Here is a list of some of them.

Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)

No. Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Party President(s)
Started Ended How Long
1 Maamun al-Kuzbari (1914-1998) portrait.png Maamun al-Kuzbari
مأمون الكزبري
(1914–1998)
25 February 1952 28 February 1954 2 years, 3 days Arab Liberation Movement Fawzi Selu
Adib Shishakli

United Arab Republic (1958–1961)

No. Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Party President(s)
Started Ended How Long
2 Sabri al-Assali.jpg Sabri al-Asali
صبري العسلي
(1903–1976)
7 March 1958 7 October 1958 214 days National Party Gamal Abdel Nasser
Akram Hourani.jpg Akram al-Hawrani
أَكْرَم الْحَوْرَانِي
(1912–1996)
7 March 1958 19 September 1960 2 years, 196 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
Boghdadi, 1958.jpg Abdel Latif Boghdadi
عبد اللطيف البغدادي
(1917–1999)
7 March 1958 29 September 1961 3 years, 206 days National Union
عبد الحكيم عامر.jpg Abdel Hakim Amer
عبد الحكيم عامر
(1919–1967)
7 March 1958 29 September 1961 3 years, 206 days National Union
3 Nur al-Din Kahala (cropped).jpg Nur al-Din Kahala
نور الدين كحالة
(1908–1965)
20 September 1960 29 September 1961 1 year, 9 days National Union
4 Abdul Hamid Sarraj.jpg Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj
عبد الحميد السراج
(1925–2013)
16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days National Union
Kamel el-Din Hussein.jpg Kamal el-Din Hussein
كمال الدين حسين
(1921–1999)
16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days National Union
Zakaria Mohiedin as Interior Minister.jpg Zakaria Mohieddin
زكريا محيي الدين
(1918–2012)
16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days National Union
Hussein Al Shafei.JPG Hussein el-Shafei
حسين محمود حسن الشافعي
(1918–2005)
16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days National Union

Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)

No. Picture Name
(Born–Died)
Time in Office Political Party President(s)
Started Ended How Long
5 Muhammad Umran.png Muhammad Umran
محمد عمران
(1922–1972)
8 March 1963 15 December 1964 1 year, 282 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
Lu'ay al-Atassi
Amin al-Hafiz
6 Nureddin Atassi.jpg Nureddin al-Atassi
نور الدين الأتاسي
(1929–1992)
15 December 1964 28 December 1965 1 year, 13 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
7 Shibli al-Aysami.jpg Shibli al-Aysami
شبلي العيسمي
(1925–2011)
28 December 1965 23 February 1966 57 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
8 Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
محمود الأيوبي
(1932–2013)
22 February 1971 7 August 1976 5 years, 5 months Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
Hafez al-Assad
9 Rifaat al-Assad, commander of the Defense Corps in the 1980s.png Rifaat al-Assad
رِفْعَتُ ٱلْأَسَدِ
(born 1937)
11 March 1984 8 February 1998 13 years, 334 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
President Jimmy Carter and Abdul Halim Khaddam (cropped).jpg Abdul Halim Khaddam
عبدالحليم خدام
(1932–2020)
11 March 1984 6 June 2005 21 years, 87 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
Hafez al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Zuhair Masharqa, 1971 (cropped).jpg Zuhair Masharqa
زهير مشارقة
(1938–2007)
11 March 1984 21 February 2006 21 years, 347 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
10 Farouk Shara.jpg Farouk al-Sharaa
فاروق الشرع
(born 1938)
21 February 2006 19 July 2014 8 years, 148 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
Bashar al-Assad
11 Najah al-Attar
نجاح العطار
(born 1933)
23 March 2006 8 December 2024 18 years, 260 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
12 Faisal Mekdad by Tasnimnews 03).jpg Faisal Mekdad
فيصل المقداد
(born 1954)
23 September 2024 8 December 2024 76 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)

Timeline of Vice Presidents

Faisal Mekdad Najah al-Attar Farouk al-Sharaa Zuhair Masharqa Abdul Halim Khaddam Rifaat al-Assad Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Shibli al-Aysami Nureddin al-Atassi Muhammad Umran Hussein el-Shafei Zakaria Mohieddin Kamal el-Din Hussein Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj Nur al-Din Kahala Abdel Hakim Amer Abdel Latif Boghdadi Akram al-Hawrani Sabri al-Asali Maamun al-Kuzbari

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