Premier of Syria

The Premier of Syria (Arabic: وزير الاول wazīr al-awwal) is the head of government and chief executive of the Syrian Arab Republic, one of twenty federated republics of the Arab Union. The Premier of Syria leads the executive branch of the republican government of Syria, and is elected by the Syrian Arab Congress, the unicameral assembly which forms the legislative branch of the Syrian government; as such, the Premier of Syria is traditionally the leader of the political party or coalition holding a majority of seats in the Syrian Arab Congress.

The current Premier of Syria is Imad Khamis, in office since 2016; Khamis serves simultaneously as Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, one of the founding political parties of the Arab Union and the only party to form federal government since 1970.