Deputy Prime Minister of Syria

Senior member of the Syrian government

Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Syria
نايب رئيس وزاراء سوريا‎
Seal of the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria
Incumbent Vacant since 23 April 2022
Style	Mr Deputy Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Third highest in executive branch
Member of	Council of Ministers
Reports to	Prime Minister
Residence	Government building, Damascus, Syria
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	President
Term length	No term limits
Inaugural holder	Mustafa Nehmeh (kingdom) Lutfi al-Haffar (republic)
Formation	23 August 1948; 76 years ago (1948年08月23日)
Website	www.pministry.gov.sy

Politics of Syria

Arab League Member State of the Arab League
Constitution 2025 Interim Constitution Human rights
Executive President (list) Ahmed al-Sharaa Vice President Vacant Prime Minister (list) Mohammed al-Bashir Deputy Prime Minister Vacant
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker: Vacant
Judiciary Supreme Judicial Council Supreme Constitutional Court
Subdivisions Governorates Districts Subdistricts (Nahiyas) Cities Villages
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2014 2021 Parliamentary: 2016 2020 2024 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Asaad al-Shaibani Diplomatic missions of / in Syria Syrian nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy UN resolutions on Syria Status of the Golan Heights Syrian civil war
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The deputy prime minister of Syria (Arabic: نايب رئيس وزاراء سوريا, romanized: Nayib Raʾīs wuzarāʾ Sūriyā); officially the vice President of the Council of Ministers of Syria, is the deputy to the prime minister of Syria, who is head of the government of Syria, and a member of the Council of Ministers. The deputy prime minister is the second highest-ranking member of the Council of Ministers. In the semi-presidential system of government, the prime minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy prime minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a government or in times of national emergency when a proper chain of command is necessary. As of the 23 April 2022, the post is Vacant.