The new transitional government of Syria was unveiled – almost four months after the fall of the Assad regime.
The formation of the new government is an important milestone after decades of the Assad family government came to an end in December last year.
Syria’s interim president Ahmad Al Sharaa has since been at the head of a transitional government led by Islamic group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham.
He promised to form an inclusive transitional government and had pressure to keep the promise of Western and Arab countries.
That print increased after the death of hundreds of alawitic civilians in violent scenes together Syria‘S western coast earlier this month.
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Aftermath of violence in Syria
Bashar Al Assadwho was overthrown in Decemberderived from the minority sect.
On Saturday, the new government’s 23 -member cabinet was announced.
Among those announced was Hind Kabawat, a Christian woman and activist who opposed Assad since the conflict began in March 2011, and who will serve as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Yosr Bernieh was named the Minister of Finance in Syria in the new government.
Both Murhaf Abu Qasra and Asaad Al Shibani will remain in their roles as ministers of defense and foreign ministers respectively.
They both served in the previous caretaker after the fall of the Assad regime.
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Mr. Sharaa, who was named interim president in January, said his government would run the country until the next set of elections, which he believes can last up to five years.
Earlier this month, Syria issued an interim constitutional statement, which retained a central role for Islamic law and guaranteed women’s rights and freedom of expression.
