The new appointments, announced by Syria’s official SANA news agency, include former Homs governor Abdul Rahman Badreddine al-Aama replacing Sharaa’s brother Maher as secretary-general for the Syrian presidency.
Information Minister Hamza Almustafa and Agriculture Minister Amjad Badr are replaced by Khaled Fawaz Zaarour and Bassel Hafez al-Sweidan, respectively.
The reasons behind the overhaul are unclear.
The Syrian “transitional cabinet” created in March 2025 came after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashir
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Sharaa also appointed new governors for several provinces including Homs, Quneitra and Latakia and Deir Ezzor, SANA says.
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