President of Syria

President of the Syrian Arab Republic
رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية‎
Seal of the president of Syria
Incumbent Bashar al-Assad since 17 July 2000
Executive branch of the Syrian Government
Style	Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of state Commander-in-chief
Member of	Council of Ministers High Judicial Council
Residence	Presidential Palace Tishreen Palace
Seat	Damascus, Syria
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Seven years, renewable once[1]
Inaugural holder	Subhi Barakat (French Mandate) Shukri al-Quwatli (current constitution)
Formation	17 April 1946; 78 years ago (1946-04-17)
Deputy	Vice President

Politics of Syria
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Preamble and Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Human rights
Executive President (list) Bashar al-Assad Vice President Najah al-Attar Prime Minister (list) Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali Deputy Prime Minister Vacant
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker: Hammouda Sabbagh
Judiciary High Judicial Council Supreme Constitutional Court
Subdivisions Governorates Districts Subdistricts (Nahiyas) Villages
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2014 2021 Parliamentary: 2016 2020 2024 Political parties National Progressive Front Popular Front for Change and Liberation Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Syrian branch)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Faisal Mekdad Diplomatic missions of / in Syria Syrian nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy UN resolutions on Syria Status of the Golan Heights Syrian civil war
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The president of Syria (Arabic: رئيس سوريا), officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية), is the head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discretion to their vice presidents. They appoint and dismiss the prime minister and other members of the Council of Ministers (the cabinet) and military officers.^[2] Bashar al-Assad is the 19th and current president of Syria. He entered the post on 17 July 2000. Bashar Al-Assad is the son of former president, Hafez al-Assad, who was the longest-serving president, serving 29 years.