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Ahmad Al-Sharaa: Head of state, Syria

Ahmad Al-Sharaa is the head of state of Syria, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Syrian Arab Republic”.

Posts held

• President of the Syrian Arab Republic (head of state), Syria. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Ahmad Al-Sharaa sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, Ahmad Al-Sharaa works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Syria (regions, cities).

Above that, Syria is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Syria

• Asaad Al-Shaibani Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Syria

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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