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Presidential elections were held in Syria on 26 May 2021, with expatriates able to vote in some embassies abroad on 20 May. [2] This was the last presidential election to be held in Ba'athist Syria, prior to its overthrow following the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive.
The president of Syria (Arabic: رئيس سوريا, romanized: Raʾīs Sūriyā) is the head of state of Syria. The president is vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at his sole discretion, to his vice presidents .
26 May – Syria holds the 2021 presidential election, with incumbent President Bashar al-Assad announced as the winner of the race with 95% of total vote. The election, however, was deemed as a sham. [4]
A surprise offensive by rebel forces opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a new round of fighting in the Middle Eastern country's long-running – but until recently ...
For four years, he had led Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front but he eventually split from it, declared war on its rival ISIS, and orchestrated the killing of its leader.
2021: 17 July 2000 8 December 2024 24 years, 144 days Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) Assad was overthrown during the fall of Damascus in the Syrian civil war, and fled the country to Russia. [14] Transitional period (2024–present) Vacant (8 December 2024 – 29 January 2025) 7 Ahmed al-Sharaa أحمد الشرع (born 1982) — 29 January ...
In this February 2023 photo, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group's chief Abu Mohammad al-Jolani checks the damage following an earthquake in the village of Besnaya in Syria's rebel-held ...
Bashar al-Assad [b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and dictator [1] who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in the Syrian Revolution in 2024.