Mohammed al-Bashir
Syrian engineer and former prime minister of Syria (b.1983)
Mohammed al-Bashir (Arabic: محمد البشير, romanized: Muḥammad al-Bashīr; born 1983) is a Syrian politician, engineer, and former rebel who has been serving as the Minister of Energy in the Syrian transitional government since March 2025. He led the Syrian caretaker government, which was formed after the fall of the Assad regime, and succeeded Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali in his role.
Al-Bashir had also served as the fifth and final prime minister of the Syrian Salvation Government, the civilian administration of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, from his election on 13 January 2024 until his appointment by the Syrian General Command as the prime minister of Syria.
Early life and education
Al-Bashir was born in 1983 in Mashoun, a village in the Jabal Zawiya region of Idlib Governorate. He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Aleppo in 2007. By 2011, al-Bashir had become the head of the Precision Instruments Department at the gas plant of the Syrian Gas Company. After the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, he became director of the Al-Amal Educational Institute, which provided education to children affected by the war. In 2020, he obtained a degree in Sharia and law from Idlib University, alongside certifications in administrative organisation and project management.
Political career
Before being appointed as a minister, al-Bashir served as Director of Islamic Education at the Salvation Government's Ministry of Awqaf for two and a half years. Afterwards, he served as Deputy Director and then Director of Association Affairs at the Ministry of Development and Humanitarian Affairs.
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