Government of Syria

Government of the Syrian Arab Republic
حكومة سوريا
Overview
Established17 April 1946; 78 years ago (1946-04-17)
StateSyria
LeaderPresident (Bashar al-Assad) and Prime Minister (Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali)
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Ministries28
Responsible toPeople's Assembly of Syria
Annual budgetLS 13.3 trillion (2022)
HeadquartersDamascus

Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the constitution of Syria whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government.[1] Executive power is exercised by the government. Syria has a legislative council with 250 members.[2] The country has been in a civil war since 2011 against various domestic and foreign forces that oppose both the Syrian government and each other, in varying combinations.[3][4] The seat of the government is located in Damascus, Syria.

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  2. ^ Phillips, Douglas A.; Gritzner, Charles F. (2010). Syria. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438132389.
  3. ^ "Syria's war explained from the beginning". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 will be a defining year for Syria". Middle East Institute. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.