In the
Republican Government of Syria the
Syria President is the head of the
State of Syria. The
Syria President is directly elected after every seven years. The
Syrian Constitution of 1973 authorizes the
Syria President to appoint all the
Vice-presidents, the
Prime minister, and the
Council of ministers. The
Syria President is also designated as the
Secretary general of the Baath Party and also the
Chief of the armed forces of Syria. Syria Government has been headed by a number of
Syria Presidents from time to time, the
names of the Syria Presidents and their tenure of governance are as follows:
- Hashim al-Atassi 1936 - 1939
- Bahij al-Khatib (Chairmen of the Council of Commissioners)1939 - 1941
- Khalid al-Azm (acting)1941
- Taj al-Din al-Hasani: 1941 - 1943
- Jamil al-Ulshi (acting)1943
- 'Ata' Bay al-Ayyubi (Head of State) 1943
- Shukri al-Kuwatli: 1943 - 1949
- Husni al-Za'im: 1949
- Hashim al-Atassi (Head of State): 1949 - 1951
- Fawzi Selu (Head of State): 1951 - 1953
- Adib al-Shishakli: 1953 - 1954
- Hashim al-Atassi: 1954 - 1955
- Shukri al-Kuwatli: 1955 - 1958
- part of the United Arab Republic: 1958 - 1961
- Maamun al-Kuzbari (acting): 1961
- Izzat an-Nuss (acting): 1961
- Nazim al-Kudsi: 1961 - 1963
- Luai al-Atassi (Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council): 1963
- Amin al-Hafez (Chairman of the Presidential Council): 1963 - 1966
- Nureddin al-Atassi (Head of State):1966 - 1970
- Ahmad al-Khatib (Head of State): 1970 - 1971
- Hafez al-Assad: 1971 - 2000
- Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting): - 2000
- Bashar al-Assad: 2000 - Present
