President of Syria

President of the Syrian Arab Republic
رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية
President of the Syrian Arab Republic ; رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية
	Seal of the president of Syria
	Presidential standard
	Incumbent; Bashar al-Assad; since 17 July 2000
	Executive branch of the Syrian Government
Style	Mr President; (informal); His Excellency; (diplomatic)
Status	Head of state; Commander-in-chief;
Member of	Council of Ministers; High Judicial Council;
Residence	Presidential Palace ; Tishreen Palace
Seat	Damascus, Syria
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Seven years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Subhi Barakat (French Mandate) ; Shukri al-Quwatli (current constitution)
Formation	17 April 1946
Deputy	Vice President

The president of Syria (Arabic: رئيس سوريا), officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية), is the head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discretion to their vice presidents. They appoint and dismiss the prime minister and other members of the Council of Ministers (the cabinet) and military officers. Bashar al-Assad is the 19th and current president of Syria. Bashar Al-Assad is the son of former president, Hafez al-Assad, who was the longest-serving president serving 29 years. Al-Assad is currently the second longest-serving president marking the 23rd year of his presidency in 2023 when he entered the post on 17 July 2000.

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