🇸🇾 Ahmed al-Sharaa
President of Syria since January 29, 2025
How long has Ahmed al-Sharaa been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Ahmed al-Sharaa has been in office for 626 days as President of Syria, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to: Syria is classified as a closed autocracy, where leaders are not chosen through multiparty elections and typically leave office only by choice, death, or force.
626 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Syria usually stay in office?
Syria has had 18 presidents since 1939. A completed tenure has averaged 1,321 days (about 3.6 years), and the longest was Hafez al-Assad at 10,700 days. All of them have been men. Ahmed al-Sharaa has served 626 days so far, 53% shorter than that average. The previous officeholder, Bashar al-Assad, served 8,910 days. Syria is classified as a closed autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Syria |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Political system | Closed autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Born | October 29, 1982 (age 43) |
| Took office | January 29, 2025 (aged 42) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 22nd President of Syria |
| Preceded by | Bashar al-Assad |
| Vs. average | 626 days served — 53% shorter than the historical average of 1,321 days (so far) |
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