The vice president of Syria (Arabic: نائب رئيس سوريا) is a political position in Syria. The Constitution of Syria states that in the case of the president's temporary disablement, the vice president may become acting president.[1] Multiple people can hold the office of vice president at the same time. The president of Syria appoints vice presidents.[2]
| Vice President of Syria | |
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| نائب رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية | |
.svg) Seal of the Vice President of Syria | |
Incumbent since 8 December 2024Vacant | |
| Style | Mr Vice President (informal) His 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 |
Vice President in Constitution
edit- The president of the republic might name one or more deputies and delegate to them some of his authorities;[3]
- 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)[3]
- No person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of vice-president. (Art. 152)[3]
List of officeholders
editSecond Syrian Republic (1950–1958)
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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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)
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 2 | 
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Sabri al-Asali صبري العسلي (1903–1976) |
7 March 1958 | 7 October 1958 | 214 days | National Party | Gamal Abdel Nasser | |
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Akram al-Hawrani أَكْرَم الْحَوْرَانِي (1912–1996) |
7 March 1958 | 19 September 1960 | 2 years, 196 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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Abdel Latif Boghdadi عبد اللطيف البغدادي (1917–1999) |
7 March 1958 | 29 September 1961 | 3 years, 206 days | National Union | |||
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Abdel Hakim Amer عبد الحكيم عامر (1919–1967) |
7 March 1958 | 29 September 1961 | 3 years, 206 days | National Union | |||
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Nur al-Din Kahala نور الدين كحالة (1908–1965) |
20 September 1960 | 29 September 1961 | 1 year, 9 days | National Union | ||
| 4 | 
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Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj عبد الحميد السراج (1925–2013) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | ||
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Kamal el-Din Hussein كمال الدين حسين (1921–1999) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | |||
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Zakaria Mohieddin زكريا محيي الدين (1918–2012) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | |||
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Hussein el-Shafei حسين محمود حسن الشافعي (1918–2005) |
16 August 1961 | 29 September 1961 | 44 days | National Union | |||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 5 | 
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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 | 
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Nureddin al-Atassi نور الدين الأتاسي (1929–1992) |
15 December 1964 | 28 December 1965 | 1 year, 13 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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| 7 | 
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Shibli al-Aysami شبلي العيسمي (1925–2011) |
28 December 1965 | 23 February 1966 | 57 days | Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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| 8 | 
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Mahmoud al-Ayyubi محمود الأيوبي (1932–2013) |
22 February 1971 | 7 August 1976[citation needed] | 5 years, 5 months | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
Hafez al-Assad | |
| 9 | 
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Rifaat al-Assad رِفْعَتُ ٱلْأَسَدِ (born 1937) |
11 March 1984 | 8 February 1998 | 13 years, 334 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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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 | ||
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Zuhair Masharqa زهير مشارقة (1938–2007) |
11 March 1984 | 21 February 2006[5] | 21 years, 347 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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| 10 | 
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Farouk al-Sharaa فاروق الشرع (born 1938) |
21 February 2006 | 19 July 2014[6] | 8 years, 148 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
Bashar al-Assad | |
| 11 |
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Najah al-Attar نجاح العطار (born 1933) |
23 March 2006 | 8 December 2024 | 18 years, 260 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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Faisal Mekdad فيصل المقداد (born 1954) |
23 September 2024 | 8 December 2024 | 76 days | Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Collelo, Thomas (1988). Syria: A Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 223.
- ^ "Constitutional history of Syria". constitutionniet.org. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic 2012: Vice-President". constitutions.unwomen.org. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Commins, David; Lesch, David W. (5 December 2013). Historical Dictionary of Syria. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879669.
- ^ Commins, David Dean; Lesch, David W. (2014). Historical dictionary of Syria (Third ed.). Lanham (Md.): The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7966-9.
- ^ "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa". 20 July 2014.