Speaker of the People's Council of Syria
The Speaker of the People's Council of Syria represents the People's Council, Syria's legislature, signs documents and speaks on its behalf. Throughout its history, the Speaker has been responsible for representing the Council. As of 2017, 30 different people have served as speakers.
A People's Council is elected every fourth calendar year. The first meeting of a newly elected People's Council is responsible for electing it's Speaker. The People's Council should meet at least three times a year, the Speaker has the power to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Council. The guards of the People's Council are under the authority of the Speaker. 60 days before the term of the President expires, the Speaker calls for new elections. All presidential candidates have to be approved personally by the Speaker. If only one candidate is acceptable, the Speaker is supposed to postpone the elections. The election result is to be announced when the results have been counted.
Speakers
Syria under the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (1917–1920)
President of the Syrian National Congress (1919–1920)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hashim al-Atassi
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Rashid Rida
State of Syria, part of the French Mandate (1922–1930)
Speaker of the Constituent Council (1923–1925)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Badih Muayyad al-Azm
Speaker of the Constituent Assembly (1924–1930)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hashim al-Atassi
Syrian Republic (1930–1946)
Chairman of the Council of Representatives (1932–1933)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Barakat al-Khaldi
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1932–1946)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Subhi Barakat
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Fares al-Khoury
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Fares al-Khoury
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Saadallah al-Jabiri
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Fares al-Khoury
Syrian Republic (1946–1958)
Speaker of the House of Representatives (1947–1949)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Fares al-Khoury
Speaker of the Constituent Assembly (1949–1951)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Rushdie Kikhia
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Maarouf al-Dawalibi
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Nazim al-Kudsi
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1953–1954)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Maamun al-Kuzbari
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1954–1958)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Nazim al-Kudsi
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Akram al-Hawrani
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1958–1960)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Akram al-Hawrani
Chairman of the Council of Nation (1960–1961)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Anwar Sadat
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Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)
President of the Chamber of Deputies (1961–1963)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Maamun al-Kuzbari
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Said al-Ghazzi
Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council (1965–1966)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mansur al-Atrash
Speaker of the People's Council (1971–present)
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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Ahmad al-Khatib
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Fahmi al-Yusufi
! rowspan="2" align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mahmoud Hadid
! rowspan="2" align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mahmoud Zuabi
! rowspan="4" align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Muhammad Naji al-Otari
! rowspan="2" align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mahmoud al-Abrash
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Mohammad Jihad al-Laham
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hadiya Khalaf Abbas
! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hammouda Sabbagh