| Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani | |
|---|---|
| أسعد حسن الشيباني | |
.jpg) al-Shaybani in 2024 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | |
| Transitional | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed al-Bashir |
| Preceded by | Bassam al-Sabbagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) Abu Ra'asin, al-Hasakah, Syria |
| Political party | HTS |
| Alma mater | Damascus University (BA) Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (MA) |
| Profession | Politician |
Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani (Arabic: أسعد حسن الشيباني, romanized: Asʿad Ḥasan al-Shaybānī) is a Syrian politician who serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the Syrian Transitional Government since 21 December 2024 under Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir, following the fall of the Assad regime.
Early life and education
Al-Shaybani comes from an Arab family belonging to the Banu Shayban tribe from the eastern countryside of al-Hasakah Governorate.
He moved with his family to reside in Damascus and graduated from Damascus University in 2009 with a degree in English Language and Literature from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
He earned a master's degree in Political Science and International Relations from Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in 2022 and a PhD in the same field in 2024. He is also completing the final stage of an MBA program from an American university.
Work during the civil war
Al-Shaybani is also known to have operated under various aliases, including "Naseem", "Abu Aisha", "Abu Ammar al-Shami", "Hussam al-Shafi’i", and most notably "Zaid al-Attar". Before his current role, he participated in founding the Syrian Salvation Government and established its Political Affairs Administration and served as its head, a role in which he engaged with representatives from the United Nations, major international organizations, and diplomatic officials.
See also
References
- "Appointment of Asaad Hassan al-Sheybani as Foreign Minister in the Syrian Transitional Government". Erem News (in Arabic). 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Asaad al-Sheybani Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the New Syrian Government: What Are His Previous Roles?". Syria TV (in Arabic). 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "من وزير الخارجية السوري أسعد حسن الشيباني؟" [Who is the Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Sheibani?]. Enab Baladi (in Arabic). 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Who is Asaad al-Sheybani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the New Syrian Government?". Journalist Zeno Yasaer Mhamid (in Arabic). 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Syria's New Rulers Name Foreign Minister". Asharq Al-Awsat. 21 December 2024.