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See prior summary of events in Syria’s transition: March 8, March 7, March 5-6, March 3-4, February 21-March 2, February 20, February 19, February 18, February 17, February 14-16, February 13, February 12, February 11, February 10, February 9, February 8, February 7, February 6, February 5, February 4, February 3, February 2, February 1, January 30, January 29, January 28, January 27, January 26, January 25, January 24, January 23, January 22, January 21, January 20, January 19, January 18, January 17, January 16, January 15, January 14, January 13, January 12, January 11, January 10, January 9, January 8, January 7, January 6, January 5, January 4, January 3, January 2, January 1, 2025, December 31, December 30, December 29, December 28, December 27, December 26, December 25, December 24, December 23, December 22, December 21, December 20, December 19, December 18, December 17, December 16, December 15, December 14, December 13, December 12, December 11, December 10, December 9, and December 8.

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Since the fall of the Assad regime, every day the new Syrian government has been at work. And although not every position related to the government has been formally announced, especially those not at the most senior levels, releases related to the activity of the transitional actors provide names of those that are in different positions throughout the new Syrian administration. Therefore, I thought I’d share names of those mentioned in such releases to map out who exactly is in charge of different positions. In part to illustrate the breadth of governance consolidation the new government has had over the institutions and how they’ve worked daily. I’ve been working on this going back a month or so looking through my archive. I am sure there are people I have missed, but thought this would be a good start and can always continue to add to it. I should also note independently Alexander McKeever has also done something similar, seems we had the same idea, he posted his the other day. Would be good to compare and contrast.

Executive Level:

Office of the Presidency

President: Ahmad al-Shar’a

Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister: Mohammad al-Bashir

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Asaad al-Shaibani

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs: Ahmed Dukhan

Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations: Qusay al-Dahhak

Representative of the Syrian Foreign Ministry and Expatriates: Mohsen Mahbash

Director of Immigration and Passports: Walid Arabi

Preparatory Committee for the National Dialogue Conference

Head of the Committee: Maher Alloush

Spokesperson: Hassan al-Daghim

Other members: Mohammad Mastat, Mustafa Mousa, Yousef Al-Hajer, Hind Kabawat, and Huda al-Atassi

Committee of Experts to Draft the Constitutional Declaration

Members: Dr. ‘Abd al-Hamid al-‘Awak, Dr. Yasir al-Huwaysh, Dr. Isma’il al-Khalfan, Dr. Rayan Kahilan, Dr. Mohammad Rida’ Galkhi, Dr. Ahmad Qarbi, Dr. Bahia Mardini

General Intelligence Service:

Head of the General Intelligence Service: Anas Khattab

Ministry of Defense

Minister of Defense: Marhaf Abu Qasra

Chief of Staff: Major General Ali al-Naasan

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense: Colonel Hassan Abdul Ghani

Committee Official in the Military Operations Department: Abu ‘Ubaydah al-Shami

Head of the Medical Administration: Dr. Ahmed al-Youssef

Commander of the 103rd Division: Colonel Haitham al-Ali

Commander of the 74th Division: Brigadier General Jameel al-Saleh

Director of the Higher Military Academy in the Syrian Ministry of Defense: Brigadier General Fadlallah al-Hajji

Officers:

Major Generals: Marhaf Abu Qasra, Ali al-Naasan

Brigadier Generals: Muhammad Khair Hassan Shuaib, Abdul Rahman Hussein al-Khatib, Abdul Aziz Dawoud Khodabardi, Ando Muhammad Sarhan, Omar Muhammad Jaftshi, Anad Abdel, Moein Darwish, Khaled Muhammad Halabi, Jamil Shehada al-Saleh, Mohammad Diaa Saleh Tahan, Muayad Khaled al-Hassan, Hussein Abdullah al-Obaid

Colonels: Ahmed Mahmoud al-Razouk, Alaa Muhammad Abdel. Baqi, Mahmoud Fawz Hamidi, Nashwan Muhammad Hanzal, Muhammad Hussein Haj Ali, Moulin Tersn Abdel Samad, Haitham Khaled al-Ali, Abdul Samriz Yashari, Osama Moin Qazza, Saif El Din Mamor Mohammed Tajili, Osama Awad al-Hussein, Muhammad Abd al-Rahman al-Sheikh Muhammad, Hamza Abdel Nasser al-Hamidi, Abdul Qader Mahmoud Tahoush, Ziad Mohammad Kharov, Abdul Latif Abdul Karim Salama, Muawiya Ezz El-Din Saad El-Din, Hassan Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Abnayan Ahmed al-Hariri, Abdul Salam Yassin Ahmed, Aqeel Mohammed al-Amer, Amjad Mohammed al-Jassim, Ahmed Eid al-Shami, Ashhad Ahmed al-Salibi, Muhammad Suleiman al-Khatib, Asim Rashid Hawari, Munir Munawwar Sheikh Juma, Sufyan Muhammad Sheikh Saleh, Ahmed Mohammed al-Jassim, Ahmed Hassan Nakouh, Muhammad Khaled Khalif, Ahmad Mahrous Khaled Darwish, Ahmad Issa al-Sheikh, Ahmad Mohamed Rizk, Muhammad Ikrimah Mansour, Dhul al-Qarnayn Zenur al-Basr Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Khaled al-Bayoush, Tariq Mohammed Kamal Solaq

Ministry of Interior

Minister of Interior: Ali Keda

Official in the General Security Department: Mishaal al-Hariri

Director of the Immigration and Passports Department in Syria: Brigadier General Fouad Al-Suwaid

Political Affairs Department

Director of the Sects Affairs Office: Directorate: Bashir al-Ali

Director of the Women’s Affairs Office: Aisha Dibs

Head of the Damascus and Rif Dimashq Office: Muhammad Yasir Kahlah

Head of the Aleppo Office: Saad Nassan

Head of the Homs Office: Obaida al-Arnaout

Head of the Hama Office: Bakr Shaqiqi

Head of the Latakia and Tartus Office: Iyad al-Hazaa

Head of the Deir al-Zour, Hasakah, and al-Raqqah Office: Ahmad al-Hajr

Head of the Dara’a, Qunaytrah, and Sweida Office: Mashour al-Musalmah

Head of the Idlib Office: Muhammad al-Azraq

Central Bank

-Head of the Central Bank: Maysaa Sabreen

Central Organization for Financial Control

Head of the Central Organization for Financial Control: Wassim Abdul Hamid al-Mansour

Civil Defense:

Director of Civil Defense: Raed al-Saleh

General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport

Chairman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport: Ashhad al-Salibi

Advisor to the Chairman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation: Sameh Arabi

Assistant Chairman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation: Abdul Bari Al-Saj

Senior Vice President for Aviation Policy Affairs: Fathi Ati

Director of Public Relations: Alaa Salal

General Authority of Land Borders and Sea Ports

Chairman of the General Authority for Land Borders and Sea Ports and Director General of the Syrian Customs Directorate: Qutaiba Ahmed Badawi

Director of Relations at the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports: Mazen Alloush

Director of the Nassib Border Crossing: Khaled al-Barad

General Manager of the Customs Police Affairs and Anti-Smuggling Directorate: Hussein Ahmed Jamal Jabareen

General Sports Federation

Coach of the Syrian National Basketball Team: Haitham Jamil

Humanitarian Action Coordination

Head of the Humanitarian Action Coordination Office: Khaled al-Hawri

Director of the Water and Sanitation Sector in the Central Region: Abdullah Musa

Ministry of Administrative Development

Minister of Administrative Development: Mohammed Hassan al-Skaf

Assistant Minister for Administrative Affairs and in charge of running the General Postal Corporation: Imad Al-Din Hamad

Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform: Dr. Muhammad Taha al-Ahmad

Director General of the General Authority for Agricultural Scientific Research: Dr. Osama al-Abdullah

Director of Planning and Statistics: Dr. Saeed Ibrahim

Director of the General Feed Corporation: Eng. Hussein Shehab

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

Minister of Communication and Information and Technology: Hussein al-Masry

Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology: Imad al-Din al-Hamad

Ministry of Culture

Minister of Culture: Vacant

Managing the Affairs of the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums: Dr. Anas Haj Zidane

Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade

Minister of Economy: Basil Abdul Aziz Abdul Hanan

Ministry of Education

Minister of Education: Nazir al-Qadri

Director of Development and Curricula: Hussein al-Qassim

Director of School Buildings: Mohammed Hanoun

Director of the National Center for Curriculum Development: Hussein al-Qassem

Ministry of Endowments

Minister of Endowments: Hussam Haj Hussein

Deputy Minister of Endowments: Diaa Eddin al-Barsha

Assistant to the Minister: Sheikh Mohammed Abu Dabous

Assistant Minister for Sharia Education: Abdul Rahman Rahmoun

Director of Sharia Institutes: Hassan Harah

Director of Endowments: Shaykh Mustafa Sha’aban

Director of the Syrian Hajj and Umrah Authority: Samer Birqadar

Head of the Supreme Fatwa Council: Sheikh Abdul Rahim Atoun

Spokesman for the Ministry of Endowments, Dawa, and Guidance: Ahmed al-Hallaq

Chairman of the Temporary Fatwa Committee: Sheikh Sahl Junaid

Head of the Scholarly Affairs Division in the Department of Mosque Affairs: Dr. Muhammad Ghanem

Ministry of Electricity

Minister of Electricity: Omar Shaqrouq

Director-General of the Public Electricity Transmission and Distribution Corporation: Khaled Abu Di

Ministry of Finance

Minister of Finance: Mohammad Abazeed

Deputy Minister of Finance: Saleh al-Abed

Director General of the General Organization for Social Insurance and Pensions: Mashhour Mohammad al-Zoubi

Director of Planning and International Cooperation: Mohammed al-Atassi

Director of Financial Performance: Mohammed al-Bakour

Director of Development at the Tax and Fees Authority: Mohammed Hamada

Ministry of Health

Minister of Health: Dr. Maher al-Shar’a

Deputy Minister of Health and Director of Medical Facilities: Dr. Hussein al-Khatib

Director of the Drug Control and Research Directorate: Dr. Ibrahim al-Hassani

Director of Ambulance and Emergency: Dr. Najib al-Naasan

Director of Planning and International Cooperation: Dr. Zuhair Karat

Director of the Directorate of Primary Health Care: Dr. Razan Tarabishi

Head of the Syrian Medical Specialties Authority: Dr. Muhammad Al-Khatib

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research: Dr. Abdul Moneim Abdul Hafez

Secretary of the Higher Education Council: Dr. Mohammed al-Suwaid

Assistant Minister of Higher Education for Scientific Affairs and Scientific Research: Dr. Abdul Hamid Al-Khaled

Assistant Minister of Higher Education for Private Educational Institutions: Dr. Muhammad Al-Suwaid

Director of the Scientific Research Directorate: Dr. Yasser Khadra

Interim President of Syrian Virtual University: Muhammad Reda Jalakhi

Ministry of Industry

Minister of Industry: Basel Abdul Aziz

Person in charge of following up on the work of industrial cities: Moayad al-Banna

Person in charge of monitoring cement factories: Mahmoud Fadhila

Ministry of Information

Minister of Information: Mohammad al-Omar

Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection

Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection: Maher Khalil al-Hassan

Director of the Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Directorate: Abdul Wahab al-Safar

Supervisor of the management of the Companies Directorate and the Consumer Cooperative Sector: Khaled al-Khader

Representative for the Ministry in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus: Abdul Wahab al-Safar

Ministry of Justice

Minister of Justice: Shadi Mohammed al-Waisi

Ministry of Local Administration and Environment

Minister of Local Administration and Environment: Mohammad Muslim

Technical Affairs Directorate: Ammar Arabiya

Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources: Ghiath Diab

Director of Public Relations and Media: Ahmed al-Sulaiman

Ministry of Public Works and Housing

Minister of Public Works and Housing: Mustafa Abdel Razzaq

Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Fadi al-Qassem

Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Labor: Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim

Director of the Statistics Department: Mohamed Mousa

Director of the Names Directorate: Dr. Muhammad al-Nasan

President of the Syrian Workers' Union: Fawaz al-Ahmad

Ministry of Tourism

Minister of Tourism: Vacant

Ministry of Transport

Minister of Transport: Bahaa El-Din Sharm

Assistant of the Minister of Transport: Mohammad Rahhal

Director of the Driving Department: Abdul Azim al-Sadiq

Director of the Maritime Administration: Abdul Jawad Kayali

Director of Transport: Abdul Wahid Hajj Hussein

Director of the Directorate of Organizing Freight Transport: Khaled al-Kashah

Ministry of Water Resources

Minister of Water Resources: Osama Abu Zeid

Director of the Water Corporation: Wael al-Shariti

Director of the Drinking Water Directorate: Mohammed al-Hajj

National Coordinator of the Water and Environmental Sanitation Sector: Eng. Mohammed Amr

Governorate Level:

Aleppo

Governor of Aleppo: Azzam al-Gharib

Chairman of the Aleppo Provincial Council: Muhammad al-Aziz

Commander of Aleppo Police: Brigadier General Ahmed Latouf

Mufti of Aleppo and Dean of the Faculty of Sharia at Aleppo University: Dr. Ibrahim Shasho

Head of the Aleppo Chamber of Commerce: Moayad al-Najjar

Member of the Board of Directors of the Aleppo Chamber of Commerce: Majd Shashman

Aleppo Tourism Official: Mohammed Sankari

Director of Education in Aleppo: Anas Qasim

Director of the Aleppo and Idlib Health Directorates: Dr. Samer Arabi

Head of Administrative Units in Aleppo: Muhammad Ali al-Aziz

Damascus

Governor of Damascus: Maher Mohammed Marwan

Director of Damascus Security: Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman al-Dabbagh

Director of Education in Damascus: Ghassan al-Lahham

Director of Endowments in Damascus: Samer Birqadar

Member of the Executive Office in Damascus Governorate: Qais Ramadan

Head of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce: Basil al-Hamwi

Director General of the Drinking Water Corporation in Damascus and its countryside: Eng. Ahmed Darwish

Head of the Craftsmen Association for Goldsmithing, Jewelry, and Precious Stones in Damascus: Ghassan Jazmati

Manager of al-Mouwasat University Hospital in Damascus: Dr. Amin Suleiman

Manager of National University Hospital in Damascus: Dr. Abdul Ghani al-Shalabi

Manager of University Maternity Hospital: Dr. Bashar al-Kurdi

Manager of al-Biruni Hospital: Dr. Radwan al-Ahmad

Manager of University Children’s Hospital in Damascus: Dr. Diana al-Asmar

Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Damascus University: Dr. Ali Kanaan

Dean of the Faculty of Law at Damascus University: Dr. Yasser Al-Huwaish

Dean of the Faculty of Education at Damascus University: Dr. Iman Ezz

President of the Syrian Private University: Dr. Yahya Taqash

Deanship of the Faculty of Dentistry at Syrian Private University: Dr. Muhammad Khattab

Member of the Board of Trustees at Syrian Private University: Abdul Hakim al-Qaddour

Dara'a

Director of the Syrian Telecommunications Branch in Dara’a: Ahmed al-Hariri

Military Commander in the Military Operations Department for Dara’a Governorate: Fawaz al-Akrad

Head of Dara’a Public Security: Lieutenant Colonel Alaa Akrad

Head of the Dara’a City Council: Muhammad Khalil Ayyash

Director of Education in Dara’a: Mohammed al-Kafri

Director of Endowments of Dara’a Governorate: Sheikh Hamed Abazid

Assistant of the Director of Endowments: Mohammed Abu Dabous

Leader in the Public Security Department for Dara’a Governorate: Abdul Razzaq al-Khatib

Person in charge of city councils and all administrative units in Dara’a Governorate: Mustafa Dibo

Person in charge of running the city councils and all administrative units in the Southern Region: Anas Rajab

Deir al-Zour

Governor of Deir al-Zour: Hussein al-Salama

Deputy Governor of Deir al-Zour: Ghassan al-Sayed Ahmed

Representative of the Governor of Deir al-Zour: Adnan al-Dakhil

Deir al-Zour Police Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed al-Sheikh

Director of the Health Directorate in Deir al-Zour: Dr. Youssef al-Sattam

Director of the Technical Services Directorate: Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Abdulaziz

Hama

Hama Governor: Abdul Rahman al-Sahyan

Deputy Governor of Hama: Muhammad Taama

Commander of Hama Police: Colonel Maher Marai

Deputy Police Commander: Colonel Mustafa Ammash

Head of the Traffic Branch in Hama: Major Abdul-Mut’i Thalja

The Director of Education in Hama: Ahmed al-Madloush

Director of Endowments of Hama: Mustafa al-Qarat

Director of the Health Directorate in Hama Governorate: Dr. Ahmed al-Jark

Attorney General at the Palace of Justice in Hama: Muhammad Ahmad al-Naasan

Hama Brigade Commander: Abu Amsha

Assistant Minister of Communications in the Hama Communications Directorate: Imad al-Din Hamad

Director General of Hama Water Corporation: Abdul Sattar al-Ali

Information Management Officer in the Hama Water Corporation: Eng. Mohammed Yahya

Sub-Coordinator of the Water and Environmental Sanitation Sector in Homs and Hama: Eng. Amjad Al-Khatib

Homs

Governor of Homs: Dr. Abdul Rahman al-Aama

Homs Police Commander: Colonel Alaa Omran

Public Relations Director: Hamza Qablan

Director of the Health Directorate in Homs Governorate: Dr. Reda al-Omar

Director of Education in Homs: Ahmed al-Hassan

Director of the Homs Endowments Directorate: Sheikh Samer Abdullah al-Hamoud

Director General of Homs Water Corporation: Abdul Hadi Awda

Sub-Coordinator of the Water and Environmental Sanitation Sector in Homs and Hama: Eng. Amjad Al-Khatib

Idlib

Governor of Idlib: Mohammed Abdel Rahman (formerly Minister of Interior)

Deputy Governor of Idlib: Qutaiba al-Khalaf

Director of the Idlib Region: Hassan al-Fajr

Head of Idlib City Bloc: Mahmoud Omar Ramadan

Public Relations Officer in Idlib: Amir Sawan

Head of the Internal Security Service in Idlib Governorate: Lieutenant Colonel Omar Ali al-Ayham

Police Commander of Idlib: Lieutenant Colonel Maher Mohammed Hilal

Deputy Police Commander of Idlib for the areas of Ma’arat al-Nu’man and Khan Shaykhun: First Lieutenant Abdul Salam Khaled al-Yahya

Director of Administrative Development in the Idlib Governorate Administration: Muhammad Issa Badawi

Director of the General Electricity Company in Idlib: Ibrahim Hamijo

Director of the Idlib Education Directorate: Ziad al-Omar

Supervisor of the Educational Complex in Idlib: Burhan Hajoun

Director of Endowments in Idlib: Sheikh Abdul Hamid al-Khalaf

Manager of Idlib University Hospital: Dr. Mohammed Hussam al-Sheikh Fattouh

President of Idlib University: Dr. Abdul Hamid al-Khaled

President of the Idlib Academics Syndicate: Dr. Yassin Alloush

Director of Transport in Idlib: Asaad Bilasani

Director of the Media Directorate in Idlib: Ahmed Badawi

Director of the Aleppo and Idlib Health Directorates: Dr. Samer Arabi

Director of the Local Administration and Services Directorate in Idlib: Safwan Badla

Director of the Idlib Transport Directorate: Asaad Bilasani

Director of Social Affairs in Idlib Governorate: Firas Kardoush

Official of the Northern Region: Mohammed Hussein

Director of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform in Idlib: Engineer Mustafa Muwahhid

Director of the Water Corporation in Idlib: Rafiq Khader

Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Idlib University: Dr. Nada Abu Nuqra

Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Idlib University: Dr. Safaa Aloulou

Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Idlib University: Dr. Najwa Qassas

Latakia

Governor of Latakia: Muhammad Othman

Mayor of Latakia and Chairman of Latakia City Council: Ali Asi

Secretary-General of Latakia: Abdul Qader Naji Faydou

Director of Internal Control: Suzan Aliou

Director of Public and Legal Affairs: Aws Maarouf

Head of the General Office Department at the Directorate of Administrative Development:

Director of the Northern Rural District of Latakia Governorate: Mohammed Tarefi

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Latakia: Bishop Athanasius Fahd

Director of Latakia Electricity: Iyad Ibrahim

Director of the Public Security Department in Latakia: Colonel Mustafa Knefati

Manager of the Latakia Health Directorate: Dr. Samer Ahmed

Director of Education in Latakia: Walid Kaboula

Director of the Latakia Telecommunications Branch: Ahmed Hayek

Head of the Telephone Networks Maintenance Division in Latakia: Jihad Shreiba

Head of the Latakia Traffic Branch: Captain Fadi Dahero

Person in charge of the Ministry of Economy and Industry in Latakia Governorate: Mudar Omar

Director General of Latakia Water Corporation: Abdul Khaliq Diab

Commander of the Latakia Police: Major Mustafa Sabouh

Person in charge of running Tartus and Latakia Universities: Mohammed al-Sheikh

Latin Church: Father Fadi Azar

Maronite Church: Father Antoine Dib

Qunaytrah

Governor of Qunaytrah: Ahmed al-Dalati (previously Deputy Governor of Rif Dimashq)

Chairman of the Quneitra City Council and Director of Committee to calibrate fuel stations in Qunaytrah Governorate: Mohammed al-Saeed

Commander of the Military Operations Department in al-Qunaytrah: Fawaz al-Akrad

Qunaytrah Police Commander: Colonel Abdul Jalil al-Amouri

Director of Technical Services in Qunaytrah: Engineer Salem Jassim Bakhit

Rif Dimashq

Governor of Rif Dimashq: Amer al-Shaykh

Director of Security in Rif Dimashq: Lieutenant Colonel Hussam Al-Tahhan,

Director of Education in Rif Dimashq: Fadi Nahzat

Director of Endowments of Rif Dimashq Governorate: Shaykh Sharif Al-Abdo

Director of Health in Rif Dimashq: Dr. Tawfiq Hasaba

Assistant Director of Health in Rif Dimashq: Dr. Iyad Taijen

Representative of the Ministry of Local Administration in Rif Dimashq: Mustafa al-Saeed

Commander of the Western Region in the Border Security Administration: Lieutenant Colonel Mu'ayyad al-Salama

Director of the Eastern Ghouta Region: Dr. Muhammad Ali Amer

Sweida

Governor of Sweida: Dr. Mustafa Bakour (formerly Special Presidential Envoy to Sweida)

-Head of the Sweida Governorate Council: Mohsena al-Mahithawi

Chairman of the Sweida City Council: Maher Amr

Sweida Police Chief: Mohammed Sawaf

Director of Technical Services of the Sweida City Council: Firas Al-Ba’in

Head of the Sweida Chamber of Commerce: Nabih Bakri

Director of Education for the Suwayda Governorate: Laila Abdullah Jahjah

Director of Electricity in Sweida: Marouf al-Barbour

Director General of the Sweida Water Corporation: Eng. Muthanna Abu Asaf

Director of the Central Control and Inspection Authority Branch in Sweida Governorate: Professor Imad Amer

Director of Sweida Industry: Dr. Shaza Shaqir

Spiritual leader of the Druze community in Sweida: Shaykh Hikmat al-Hajri

Pastor of the Good Shepherd Church: Father Gabriel Jack Batta

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Bosra Hauran and Jabal al-Arab: Bishop Antonios Saad

Emir of Dar Ara: Hassan al-Atrash

Tartus

Governor of Tartus: Ahmad al-Shami

Deputy Governor of Tartous: Sami al-Zukh

Assistant Governor: Sami al-Zakh

Secretary-General of Tartus Governorate: Reem Mustafa al-Saleh

Director of Education in Tartus: Muhannad Khale

Assistant Director of Secondary Education: Omar Latouf

Director of the Tartus Health Directorate: Dr. Alaa Barhoum

Director of Tartus Port: Thaer Wannous

Director of the General Corporation for Drinking Water in Tartus: Abdullah Taher al-Hamoud

Supervisor of the Administrative Units in Tartus Governorate: Abdul Fattah al-Khatib

General Technical Affairs Officer for the Administrative Units in Tartus Governorate: Radwan Eid

Person in charge of running Tartus and Latakia Universities: Mohammed al-Sheikh

Head of the Mosques Department in the Tartus Endowments Directorate: Dr. Bassam Taha

District Level:

Artuz and al-Dahra

Management of the Civil Council Represented By: Muhannad Riyad Yahya

Official of the Public Security Service: Khaled Jamal Yahya

Azaz

Official in Charge of Endowments in the Azaz Region: Dr. Khaled Kano

Ain al Shoaraa, Erneh, and Heeneh

Pastor of the churches in Ain al Shoaraa, Erneh, and Heeneh: Father Munir Abu Issa

Baniyas

Official of the Baniyas region: Omar Mansour

Official of the Baniyas Endowments Division: Sheikh Mahmoud Arabi

Administrative Director of Baniyas National Hospital: Abdullah Mahmoud

Binnish

Director of the Medical Complex in Binnish: Dr. Maad Badawi

Daraya

Official of the Daraya region: Jamil Madwar

Eisem:

Head of the Local Council: Suleiman Shahada

al-Haffa

Director of al-Haffa District: Yamen al-Shaghri

Manager of al-Haffa Hospital: Dr. A.S. Issam Mustafa Ghamira

Jableh

Director of Jableh District: Dr. Amjad Sultan

Jaramana

Member of the Jarmana Community Action Group: Rabee Munzer

Jdeidet Artouz

Official from the Military Operations Department: Sheikh Wael Abu Mustafa

Church of St. Margarius for the Melkite Greek Catholics: Father Maher Mansour and Father Youhanna Rizk

Head of the Druze Unitarians’ Community: Sheikh Abu Nidal Skeiker

Jisr al-Shushu

Director of Jisr al-Shughur District: Youssef Abdel Aal

al-Kiswah and South of Damascus

Official in charge of the al-Kiswah area and south of the capital Damascus: Ahmad al-Rahil

Head of the al-Kiswah City Council: Muhammad al-Haik

Director of the Cultural Center in the city of al-Kiswah: Mohammed Khair Sakhr

Supervisor of the Educational Complex in al-Kiswah: Miss Lamis Abdel Fattah

Khan Sheikhoun

Director of Khan Sheikhoun District: Hassan al-Amin

Official of the Political Office: Muhammad al-Azraq

Krak des Chevaliers and Talkalakh

Police Chief: Alaa Omran

Director of Public Relations: Hamza Qablan

Maaloula

Head of the Municipal Council: Maha al-Shaer

Official of Mar Takla Monastery: Father Matta Rizk, the

Masyaf

Director of the Masyaf Region: Muhammad Taama

Commander of Masyaf Police: Major Ahmed Ajan

Security Officer of Masyaf: Ahmed al-Ali

Muhardah

Director of Muhardah District: Ahmed Sayadi

al-Nabk and Yabroud

Official of the region: Mohammad Karima

Naima

Head of the Naima Area Detachment to Dara’a Governorate: Ahmed al-Ghazali

al-Qadmous

Security Officer of al-Qadmous: Ali Muhammad Horiya

Qardaha

Director of the Qardaha District: Jamal Mathbut

Qatana

Representative of the Qatana District: Hassan al-Zein

Director of Qatana District: Abdullah al-Sheikh

Mayor of Qatana City: Suleiman Shahada

Head of the Local Council of Qatana City: Suleiman Shahada

Director of the Qatana Health District: Dr. Fadel Abu Hamed

Director of the Qatana National Hospital: Dr. Abdul Karim Qaddoura

Director of Mosque Affairs in Qatana: Sheikh Khader Abdulla

Catholic Leader: Father Damian Nasr

Qatifa

Official of the Qatifa region: Bilal Sakhr

Deputy Official of the Qatifa region: Abdul Rahman Madada

Reprasentative of the Qatifah Region Administration: Bilal Sakhr

Qudsaya

Official of Qudsaya District: Wael Sadaqa

al-Qusayr

al-Qusayr District Director: Ahmed al-Samaeel

Rakhla

Director of the Water Unit: Engineer Fandi Hassoun

al-Raymah

Notables of al-Raymah Village: Sheikh Abu Hail, Sheikh Abu Marsel, and Sheikh Abu Raydan

Saboura

Mayor of al-Saboura: Khaldoun al-Fadhla

Sahlab

Official of the Salhab region: Ibrahim al-Awad

Salamiyah

Official of the Salamiyah region: Amin Sweid

al-Suqaylabiyah

Director of the al-Suqaylabiyah region: Fayiz Latuf

Member of the al-Suqaylabiyah Local Council: Hassan Trika

Parish Priest: Father Maher Haddad

Suran

Director of the Suran District and its Northern and Eastern Rural Areas: Younis al-Fares

Sheikh Maskin

Head of Sheikh Maskin Dignitaries: Sheikh Nasser al-Hariri

Tal

Official of the Tal area: Riad Abdullah Maryam

al-Taybeh

Mayor: Youssef al-Tarshan

Zabadani

Official of the Zabadani region: Raed al-Tinawi

Other Entities and Syndicates:

President of the Syrian Red Crescent: Dr. Muhammad Hazim Muhammad Sharif Baqla

Head of the Bar Association: Ahmad Dokhan

President of the Contractors Syndicate: Nabil Zain Al-Din

Head of the Engineers Syndicate: Malek Haj Ali

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See prior summary of events in Syria’s transition: February 20, February 19, February 18, February 17, February 14-16, February 13, February 12, February 11, February 10, February 9, February 8, February 7, February 6, February 5, February 4, February 3, February 2, February 1, January 30, January 29, January 28, January 27, January 26, January 25, January 24, January 23, January 22, January 21, January 20, January 19, January 18, January 17, January 16, January 15, January 14, January 13, January 12, January 11, January 10, January 9, January 8, January 7, January 6, January 5, January 4, January 3, January 2, January 1, 2025, December 31, December 30, December 29, December 28, December 27, December 26, December 25, December 24, December 23, December 22, December 21, December 20, December 19, December 18, December 17, December 16, December 15, December 14, December 13, December 12, December 11, December 10, December 9, and December 8.

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‘See prior summary of events in Syria’s transition: February 13, February 12, February 11, February 10, February 9, February 8, February 7, February 6, February 5, February 4, February 3, February 2, February 1, January 30, January 29, January 28, January 27, January 26, January 25, January 24, January 23, January 22, January 21, January 20, January 19, January 18, January 17, January 16, January 15, January 14, January 13, January 12, January 11, January 10, January 9, January 8, January 7, January 6, January 5, January 4, January 3, January 2, January 1, 2025, December 31, December 30, December 29, December 28, December 27, December 26, December 25, December 24, December 23, December 22, December 21, December 20, December 19, December 18, December 17, December 16, December 15, December 14, December 13, December 12, December 11, December 10, December 9, and December 8.

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See prior summary of events in Syria’s transition: February 12, February 11, February 10, February 9, February 8, February 7, February 6, February 5, February 4, February 3, February 2, February 1, January 30, January 29, January 28, January 27, January 26, January 25, January 24, January 23, January 22, January 21, January 20, January 19, January 18, January 17, January 16, January 15, January 14, January 13, January 12, January 11, January 10, January 9, January 8, January 7, January 6, January 5, January 4, January 3, January 2, January 1, 2025, December 31, December 30, December 29, December 28, December 27, December 26, December 25, December 24, December 23, December 22, December 21, December 20, December 19, December 18, December 17, December 16, December 15, December 14, December 13, December 12, December 11, December 10, December 9, and December 8.

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See prior summary of events in Syria’s transition: February 10, February 9, February 8, February 7, February 6, February 5, February 4, February 3, February 2, February 1, January 30, January 29, January 28, January 27, January 26, January 25, January 24, January 23, January 22, January 21, January 20, January 19, January 18, January 17, January 16, January 15, January 14, January 13, January 12, January 11, January 10, January 9, January 8, January 7, January 6, January 5, January 4, January 3, January 2, January 1, 2025, December 31, December 30, December 29, December 28, December 27, December 26, December 25, December 24, December 23, December 22, December 21, December 20, December 19, December 18, December 17, December 16, December 15, December 14, December 13, December 12, December 11, December 10, December 9, and December 8.

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In my previous post looking at the first month of new Syrian diplomacy, I noted that based on publicized engagements, the Syrian government had 96 engagements with countries, 25 with the United Natio…

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