Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa [a] (born 29 October 1982), also known by the nom de guerre [b] Abu Mohammad al-Julani, [c] is a Syrian revolutionary, military commander, and politician who has served as the president of Syria since 29 January 2025. Ahhmed al-Sharaa was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to a Syrian Sunni Muslim family from the Golan Heights.

3 days ago · Al-Sharaa, who was appointed interim president last week after leading the insurgents who toppled President Bashar Assad in December, was in Turkey for talks that focused on Syria’s economic recovery as well as the presence of Kurdish-led forces in the north of the country that Turkey considers to be a security threat.

2 days ago · Al-Sharaa has rejected any form of Kurdish self-rule and urged the SDF to hand over their weapons. The two leaders also discussed a new defence pact that has been widely reported in recent days ...

6 days ago · Sharaa began the pre-recorded speech on Thursday by saying that he would be addressing his words to all Syrian men and women, including refugees, the families of "martyrs" and missing people, and ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Al-Sharaa was the leader of the main militant group that spearheaded the lightning offensive that led to the overthrow last year of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose regime had been in power ...

3 days ago · Item 1 of 2 Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to the media during a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi ...

4 days ago · Ahmed al-Sharaa: First of all, there will be a constitutional declaration that is a set of principles that define the identity of the state, its form, its futures, and some important matters in ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

2 days ago · Sharaa's travel to Saudi Arabia and Turkey represent the first international trips for the interim president since he assumed the office last month. Ahead of the trip and during a meeting between Sharaa and a delegation of Syrian American women in Damascus last week, Sharaa introduced Droubi to his guests. According to a post on X by delegation ...