Mohammad Abdul Rahman (Arabic: محمد عبد الرحمن; born 1985) is the current Governor of Idlib Governorate.[2] Previously, he held the office of Minister of Interior in the Syrian transitional government.[3] He had also served as Minister of Interior in the Syrian Salvation Government for the government's sixth term from 2022[4] until December 2024.
Mohammad Abdul Rahman | |
|---|---|
محمد عبد الرحمن | |
| Governor of Idlib | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Thaer Naseh Salhab[1] |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 10 December 2024 – 19 January 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun |
| Succeeded by | Ali Keda |
| Minister of Interior in the Syrian Salvation Government | |
| In office 2022 – 10 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Ali Keda Mohammed al-Bashir |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 Muhambal, Idlib, Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (until 2025) |
| Alma mater | Homs Military Academy |
| Occupation | Politician, former military officer |
Early life and education
editAbdul Rahman was born in the town of Muhambal in Idlib Governorate and graduated as an officer from the Military Academy in Homs. He defected from the Syrian Arab Army in 2012 and joined the Syrian opposition factions during the country’s civil war.[4]
Activity during the civil war
editIn 2015, Abdul Rahman served as the General Supervisor for the management of Army of Conquest operations in Muhambal and its surrounding countryside. By 2017, he worked in the General Administration of Services and took on responsibilities within the Idlib branch, focusing on the Muhambal bloc, the eastern countryside of Jisr ash-Shughur, and public relations.[4]
Between 2017 and 2018, he managed public relations and coordination in these regions. In 2019, he was appointed as the head of the Ariha bloc in the central region. He was later promoted to General Supervisor of the central region for the period of 2020–2021.[4]
In 2022, Abdul Rahman was appointed Minister of Interior in the fifth term of the Syrian Salvation Government.[4] He started serving in the same role in 2024 as part of the Syrian transitional government under prime minister Mohammed al-Bashir, following the fall of the Assad regime and the decision that ministers of the salvation government will serve in the same roles in the transitional government until March 2025.[3]
Abdul Rahman was later relieved of his duties as Minister of the Interior, and appointed as Governor of Idlib.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Assad Replaces Four Governors". The Syrian Observer. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b "تعيينات جديدة.. علي كدة وزيراً للداخلية ومحمد عبد الرحمن محافظاً لإدلب" [New Appointments: Ali Keda as Interior Minister and Mohammad Abdulrahman as Governor of Idlib]. Syria TV (in Arabic). 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ a b "الحكومة السورية الانتقالية برئاسة البشير تتسلم مقاليد السلطة في دمشق" [The Syrian Transitional Government headed by al-Bashir assumes power in Damascus]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "حكومة الإنقاذ السورية: وزير الداخلية" [Syrian Salvation Government: Minister of the Interior]. Syrian Salvation Government (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.