List of heads of state of Syria

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This is a list of heads of state of Syria since 1920.

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Main article: King of Syria

#	Name	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
President
1	Subhi Bay Barakat al-Khalidi	1883–1939	28 June 1922	31 December 1924	Independent
Heads of State
1	Subhi Bay Barakat al-Khalidi	1883–1939	1 January 1925	21 December 1925	Independent
–	François Pierre-Alype (acting)	1853–1932	9 February 1926	28 April 1926	Independent
2	Damad-i Shariyari Ahmad Nami Bay	1840–1928	28 April 1926	15 February 1928	Independent
3	Taj al-Din al-Hasani (acting)	1885–1943	15 February 1928	19 November 1931	Independent
–	Léon Solomiac (acting)	1873–1960	19 November 1931	11 June 1932	Independent
Presidents
4	Muhammad Ali al-Abid	1867–1939	11 June 1932	21 December 1936	Independent
5	Hashim al-Atassi (1st time)	1875–1960	21 December 1936	7 July 1939	National Bloc
Chairman of the Council of Commissioners
6	Bahij al-Khatib	1895–1981	10 July 1939	4 April 1941	Independent
Presidents
–	Khalid al-Azm (acting)	1903–1965	4 April 1941	16 September 1941	Independent
7	Taj al-Din al-Hasani	1885–1943	16 September 1941	17 January 1943	Independent
–	Jamil al-Ulshi (acting)	1883–1951	17 January 1943	25 March 1943	Independent
Head of State
8	Ata al-Ayyubi	1877–1951	25 March 1943	17 August 1943	Independent
President
9	Shukri al-Quwatli (1st time)	1891–1967	17 August 1943	17 April 1946	Syrian National Party

#	Name	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
Presidents
9	Shukri al-Quwatli (1st time)	1891–1967	17 April 1946	30 March 1949	Syrian National Party
10	Husni al-Za'im	1897–1949	30 March 1949	14 August 1949	Military/Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
11	Sami al-Hinnawi	1898–1950	14 August 1949	15 August 1949	Military
Head of State
12	Hashim al-Atassi (2nd time)	1875–1960	15 August 1949	2 December 1951	National Bloc
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council
13	Adib Shishakli (1st time)	1909–1964	2 December 1951	3 December 1951	Military/Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Head of State
14	Fawzi Selu	1905–1972	3 December 1951	11 July 1953	Military
Presidents
15	Adib Shishakli (2nd time)	1909–1964	11 July 1953	25 February 1954	Military/Syrian Social Nationalist Party
16	Maamun al-Kuzbari (1st time)	1914–1998	26 February 1954	28 February 1954	Independent
17	Hashim al-Atassi (3rd time)	1875–1960	28 February 1954	6 September 1955	National Bloc
18	Shukri al-Quwatli (2nd time)	1891–1967	6 September 1955	22 February 1958	Syrian National Party

#	Name	Picture	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
President
19	Gamal Abdel Nasser		1918–1970	22 February 1958	29 September 1961	National Union

#	Name	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
Presidents
20	Maamun al-Kuzbari (2nd time)	1914–1998	29 September 1961	20 November 1961	Independent
–	Izzat an-Nuss (acting)	1900–1972	20 November 1961	14 December 1961	Military
21	Nazim al-Kudsi	1906–1998	14 December 1961	8 March 1963	People's Party
Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council
22	Luai al-Atassi	1926–2003	9 March 1963	27 July 1963	Military/Ba'ath Party
Chairman of the Presidential Council
23	Amin al-Hafiz	1921–2009	27 July 1963	23 February 1966	Military/Ba'ath Party
Heads of State
24	Nureddin al-Atassi	1930–1992	25 February 1966	18 November 1970	Military/Ba'ath Party
25	Ahmad al-Khatib	1933–1982	18 November 1970	22 February 1971	Ba'ath Party
Presidents
26	Hafez al-Assad	1930–2000	22 February 1971	10 June 2000	Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front
–	Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting)	1932–	10 June 2000	17 July 2000	Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front
27	Bashar al-Assad	1965–	17 July 2000	Incumbent	Ba'ath Party/National Progressive Front