Mohammed al-Bashir

Caretaker Prime Minister

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Office: Energy minister

Born: 1983, Zawiya Mountain

Party: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

Education: University of Aleppo, Idlib University

Previous offices: Prime Minister of Syria

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Syria after Assad: the race to rebuild

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As of May 2026: Led transitional government December 2024 - March 2025

On December 8, 2024, Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed after an 11-day offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, ending the 53-year dynasty. Regime forces simply melted away, and Assad fled to Moscow. On January 7, 2025, a Qatar Airways flight landed in Damascus, the first international arrival in 13 years, as the new transitional government began the monumental task of rebuilding a shattered nation.

Updated May 19