Syria sees first government reshuffle since al-Assad’s ouster: State media
Key takeaways
- Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa replaces his brother and some governors and reshuffles cabinet ministers.
- Al-Sharaa appointed former Homs Governor Abdul Rahman Badreddine al-Aama as secretary-general for the presidency.
- Saturday’s reshuffle was the first since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad and comes about a year and a half into the five-year transitional period set in Syria’s constitutional declaration.
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Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa replaces his brother and some governors and reshuffles cabinet ministers.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made new appointments after criticism that he put many friends in posts in his interim government [File: Tolga Akmen/EPA]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a series of government changes, including replacing his brother as head of the presidential office, the state news agency SANA reports.
Al-Sharaa appointed former Homs Governor Abdul Rahman Badreddine al-Aama as secretary-general for the presidency. The post was previously held by al-Sharaa’s brother Maher, an appointment that had drawn accusations of nepotism.