kids encyclopedia robot

Vice President of Syria facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Vice President of the
Syrian Arab Republic
Seal of the President of Syria.svg
Seal of the vice president of Syria
Faisal Mekdad by Tasnimnews 03).jpg
Faisal Mekdad
Incumbent
Najah al-Attar
since 23 March 2006
Faisal Mekdad
since 23 September 2024
Style Vice President
(informal)
His or Her Excellency
(diplomatic)
Seat Damascus, Syria
Nominator President
Appointer President
Term length No term limits, serves at the President's pleasure
Inaugural holder Maamun al-Kuzbari
Formation 25 February 1952; 72 years ago (1952-02-25)

The vice president of Syria (Arabic: نائب رئيس سوريا) is a political position in Syria. The Constitution states that in the case of the president's temporary disablement, the vice president may become acting president. Multiple people can hold the office of vice presidency at the same time. The president of Syria appoints vice presidents.

Vice President in Constitution

  1. The president of the republic might name one or more deputies and delegate to them some of his authorities;
  2. The vice-president is sworn in before the president of the republic by repeating the constitutional oath mentioned in Article 7 of the Constitution. (Art. 91)
  3. If an impediment prevented the president of the republic from continuing to carry out his duties, the vice-president shall deputize for him. (Art. 92)
  4. No person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of vice-president. (Art. 152)

List of officeholders

Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Maamoun Kuzbari.jpg 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. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
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 Abdel 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

Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
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 No image.svg 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 20 years, 341 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 20 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 No image.svg Najah al-Attar
نجاح العطار
(born 1933)
23 March 2006 Incumbent 18 years, 243 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
12 Faisal Mekdad by Tasnimnews 03).jpg Faisal Mekdad
فيصل المقداد
(born 1954)
23 September 2024 Incumbent 59 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)

See also

kids search engine
Vice President of Syria Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.