Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born on 29 October 1982 in Riyadh to a middle-class family. [24] [25] [26] His father worked there as an oil engineer, and his mother was a geography teacher. [27] The family returned to Syria in 1989, settling in the affluent Mezzeh neighborhood of Damascus, where his father opened a real estate office.

22 hours ago · Ahmed al-Sharaa (born 1982, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a militant Islamist who became president (2025– ) of Syria’s interim government (2025– ) after leading the lightning offensive in 2024 that toppled the dynastic Pres. Bashar al-Assad.He commanded one of the leading factions of the Syrian Civil War (2011– ), known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which …

21 hours ago · Former al Qaeda member Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has been named as Syria’s president for a transitional period. “We announce the appointment of Commander Ahmad ...

1 day ago · The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period. Listen to this article · 5:15 min Learn more.

5 hours ago · Syrians, both recently returned exiles from Europe and Turkey and those who had remained in Syria under Bashar al-Assad, its long-time dictator, gathered to listen to a speech by Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

1 day ago · Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for the "transitional period", state media report, seven weeks after he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad.

1 day ago · Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional phase and the country’s constitution has been suspended, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported.

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa (born 29 October 1982), also known by his kunya Abu Mohammad al-Julani, [c] is a Syrian politician and militant leader who has been the 20th President of Syria since 2025. He was also the militant leader of the militant group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.. Al-Sharaa was born to a Syrian Sunni Muslim family from the Golan Heights, and grew up in the capital, …

1 day ago · Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar ...

Dec 20, 2024 · As U.S. diplomats arrived in Damascus on Friday, Syria's de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa will likely have greeted them with a clear message: Under his rule, there will be no threat to the...