Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa replaced several government officials and ministers on Saturday, including his brother, in a partial government overhaul, state media reported.
The new appointments, announced by Syria’s official SANA news agency, include former Homs governor Abdul Rahman Badreddine al-Aama replacing Sharaa’s brother Maher as secretary-general for the Syrian presidency.
Information Minister Hamza Almustafa and Agriculture Minister Amjad Badr were replaced by Khaled Fawaz Zaarour and Bassel Hafez al-Sweidan, respectively.
Zaarour was head of the media faculty at Damascus University before his appointment.
The reasons behind the overhaul remain unclear.
The Syrian transitional cabinet created in March 2025 came after the ouster of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in 2024, and was dominated by Sharaa’s inner circle.
Sharaa also appointed new governors for several provinces, including Homs, Quneitra, Latakia and Deir Ezzor.
