Syria rebel leader appointed interim prime minister, reports say
Source: in-cyprus.com
A rebel commander who helped overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s government has been named Syria’s interim prime minister, the Guardian reported Tuesday. Mohammed al-Bashir announced in a televised address that he would remain in the post until 1 March 2025 to oversee the transition government.
Al-Bashir previously led the Salvation government, which had administered parts of northwestern Syria and Idlib before the recent two-week offensive.
The Salvation government maintains ties with the Islamist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which spearheaded the campaign that ended Assad’s rule after 13 years of civil war.
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Who is Mohammed al-Bashir
Born in Idlib in 1986, Mohammed al-Bashir earned his degree in electrical and electronic engineering, specialising in communications, from the University of Aleppo in 2007. After completing an advanced English language course organised by the Ministry of Education in 2010, he went on to achieve a distinction in Sharia and law from the University of Idlib in 2021.
His early career saw him working as an engineer overseeing the construction of a natural gas facility connected to the Syrian Gas Company. However, following the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad in 2021, al-Bashir left his position in government institutions.
Between 2022 and 2023, he served as minister of development and humanitarian affairs.
When HTS and other Syrian rebel groups launched their offensive in northwestern Syria in late November, capturing Aleppo, al-Bashir declared at a press conference that the assault was a response to regime attacks on civilians, which he said had displaced “tens of thousands” of people.
On December 4, he travelled to Aleppo to oversee the reopening of government offices, commending former government employees who had returned to their posts.
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