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[edit] Kingdom of Syria (1918-1920)

Name	Term Start	Term end
Heads of Government
Muhammad Said al-Jazairi	30 September 1918 (several hours)
'Ali Rida Basha al-Rikabi	30 September 1918	5 October 1918
Emir Faisal	5 October 1918	8 March 1920
King (Hashemite)
Faisal I	8 March 1920	28 July 1920

Name	Term Start	Term end	Political Party
Acting Heads of State
Ala ad-Din ad-Durubi Basha	28 July 1920	21 August 1920
Jamil al-Ulshi	4 September 1920	30 November 1920
President
Subhi Bay Barakat al-Khalidi	28 June 1922	1 January 1925
Heads of State
Subhi Bay Barakat al-Khalidi	1 January 1925	21 December 1925
François Pierre-Alype (acting)	9 February 1926	28 April 1926
Damad-i Shariyari Ahmad Nami Bay	28 April 1926	15 February 1928
Taj al-Din al-Hasani (acting)	15 February 1928	19 November 1931
Léon Solomiac (acting)	19 November 1931	11 June 1932
Presidents
Muhammad 'Ali Bay al-'Abid	11 June 1932	21 December 1936
Hashim al-Atassi (1st time)	21 December 1936	7 July 1939	National Bloc
Chairman of the Council of Commissioners
Bahij al-Khatib	10 July 1939	4 April 1941
Presidents
Khalid al-Azm (acting)	4 April 1941	16 September 1941
Taj al-Din al-Hasani	16 September 1941	17 January 1943
Jamil al-Ulshi (acting)	17 January 1943	25 March 1943
Head of State
Ata al-Ayyubi	25 March 1943	17 August 1943
President
Shukri al-Quwatli (1st time)	17 August 1943	17 April 1946	National Bloc

Name	Term Start	Term end	Political Party
Presidents
Shukri al-Quwatli (1st time)	17 April 1946	30 March 1949	National Bloc (until 1947), Syrian National Party (from 1947)
Husni al-Za'im	30 March 1949	14 August 1949	Military/Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
Muhammad Sami Hilmi al-Hinnawi	14 August 1949	15 August 1949	Military
Head of State
Hashim al-Atassi (2nd time)	15 August 1949	2 December 1951	National Bloc
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
Adib Shishakli (1st time)	2 December 1951	3 December 1951	Military
Head of State
Fawzi Selu	3 December 1951	11 July 1953	Military
Presidents
Adib Shishakli (2nd time)	11 July 1953	25 February 1954	Military/Arab Liberation Movement
Maamun al-Kuzbari (1st time, acting)	26 February 1954	28 February 1954	Non-party
Hashim al-Atassi (3rd time)	28 February 1954	6 September 1955	National Bloc
Shukri al-Quwatli (2nd time)	6 September 1955	22 February 1958	Syrian National Party

Name	Term Start	Term end	Political Party
President
Gamal Abdel Nasser	22 February 1958	29 September 1961	National Union

Name	Term Start	Term end	Political Party
Presidents
Maamun al-Kuzbari (2nd time, acting)	29 September 1961	20 November 1961	Non-party
Izzat an-Nuss (acting)	20 November 1961	14 December 1961	Military
Nazim al-Kudsi	14 December 1961	8 March 1963	People's Party
Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council
Luai al-Atassi	9 March 1963	27 July 1963	Military/Ba'ath Party
Chairman of the Presidential Council
Amin al-Hafiz	27 July 1963	23 February 1966	Military/Ba'ath Party
Heads of State
Nureddin al-Atassi	25 February 1966	18 November 1970	Military/Ba'ath Party
Ahmad al-Khatib	18 November 1970	22 February 1971	Ba'ath Party
Presidents
Hafez al-Assad (acting to 14 March 1971)	22 February 1971	10 June 2000	Military/Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front
Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting)	10 June 2000	17 July 2000	Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front
Bashar al-Assad	17 July 2000	Incumbent	Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front