Vice President of Syria

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Vice President of the
Syrian Arab Republic
نائب رئيس سوريا
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Seal of the Vice President of Syria
Incumbent
Farouk al-Sharaa
Najah al-Attar
since 21 February 2006
since 23 March 2006
StyleVice President
(informal)
His or Her Excellency
(diplomatic)
SeatDamascus, Syria
NominatorPresident
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo term limits
Inaugural holderMaamun al-Kuzbari
Formation25 February 1952; 69 years ago (1952-02-25)
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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.[1] 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]
  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)[2]
  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)[2]
  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)[2]

List of officeholders[]

Meaning
Arab Liberation Movement
National Party
Syrian Regional Branch
(Ba'ath Party / Syrian Ba'ath Party)

Syrian Republic (1945–1958)[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Time in office Duration Political party Note(s)
1 Maamoun Kuzbari.jpg Maamun al-Kuzbari
(1914–1998) 		25 February 1952 28 February 1954 2 years, 3 days Arab Liberation Movement
—

United Arab Republic (1958–1961)[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Time in office Duration Political party Note(s)
2 Sabri al-Assali.jpg Sabri al-Asali
(1903–1976) 		7 March 1958 7 October 1958 214 days National Party
—
Akram Hourani.jpg Akram al-Hawrani
(1912–1996) 		7 March 1958 19 September 1960 2 years, 196 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
Boghdadi, 1958.jpg Abdel Latif Boghdadi
(1917–1999) 		7 March 1958 29 September 1961 3 years, 206 days
—
عبد الحكيم عامر.jpg Abdel Hakim Amer
(1919–1967) 		7 March 1958 29 September 1961 3 years, 206 days
—
3 Nur al-Din Kahala (cropped).jpg Nur al-Din Kahala
(1908–1965) 		20 September 1960 29 September 1961 1 year, 9 days
—
4 Abdul Hamid Sarraj.jpg Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj
(1925–2013) 		16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days
—
Kamel el-Din Hussein.jpg Kamal el-Din Hussein
(1921–1999) 		16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days
—
Zakaria Mohiedin as Interior Minister.jpg Zakaria Mohieddin
(1918–2012) 		16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days
—
Hussein Al Shafei.JPG Hussein el-Shafei
(1918–2005) 		16 August 1961 29 September 1961 44 days
—

Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)[3][]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Time in office Duration Political party Note(s)
5 Muhammad Umran.png Muhammad Umran
(1922–1972) 		8 March 1963 15 December 1964 1 year, 282 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
6 Nureddin Atassi.jpg Nureddin al-Atassi
(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
(1925–2011?) 		28 December 1965 23 February 1966 57 days Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
8 No image.svg Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
(1932–2013) 		22 February 1971 August 1976[4] 5 years, 161 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
9 Rifaat al-Assad, commander of the Defense Corps in the 1980s.png Rifaat al-Assad
(1937–) 		11 March 1984 8 February 1998 13 years, 334 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
Abdul Halim Khaddam in 1974.jpg Abdul Halim Khaddam
(1932–2020) 		11 March 1984 15 February 2005 20 years, 341 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
No image.svg Zuhair Masharqa
(1938–2007) 		11 March 1984 21 February 2005 20 years, 347 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
10 Farouk Shara.jpg Farouk al-Sharaa
(1938–) 		21 February 2006 Incumbent 17 years, 3 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—
11 No image.svg Najah al-Attar
(1933–) 		23 March 2006 Incumbent 15 years, 338 days Syrian Ba'ath Party
(Syria Region)
—

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Collelo, Thomas (1988). Syria: A Country Study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 223.
  2. ^ a b c d "Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic 2012: Vice-President". constitutions.unwomen.org. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Commins, David; Lesch, David W. (5 December 2013). Historical Dictionary of Syria. ISBN 9780810879669.
  4. ^ https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435024020018
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