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Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani

Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani
أسعد حسن الشيباني
al-Shaybani in 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Assumed office
21 December 2024
Prime MinisterMohammed al-Bashir
Preceded byBassam al-Sabbagh
Personal details
Born1987 (age 37–38)
Abu Ra'asin, al-Hasakah, Syria
Political partyHTS
Alma materDamascus University (BA)
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (MA)
ProfessionPolitician

Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani (Arabic: أسعد حسن الشيباني, romanizedAsʿad 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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4][3]

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.[2] He is also completing the final stage of an MBA program from an American university.[3]

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.[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Syria's New Rulers Name Foreign Minister". Asharq Al-Awsat. 21 December 2024.

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