Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa [b] (born 29 October 1982), also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, [c] is a Syrian revolutionary, military commander and politician who has served as the 20th president of Syria since 29 January 2025.

1 day ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · Ahmed al-Sharaa (born 1982, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a militant Islamist who became president (2025– ) of Syria’s interim government (2025– ) after leading the lightning offensive in 2024 that toppled the dynastic Pres. Bashar al-Assad.He commanded one of the leading factions of the Syrian Civil War (2011– ), known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which was first formed …

1 day ago · Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was named as the country's president for the transitional period, the Syrian state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing commander Hassan Abdel Ghani.

1 day ago · Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, was declared Syria's head of state for a transitional phase and empowered to form a new legislative council, state media ...

1 day ago · Sharaa has been Syria's de facto leader since leading the offensive that deposed Assad after more than 13 years of civil war. The announcements, published by state media, emerged during a Damascus ...

1 day ago · Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist former insurgent group that led the lightning offensive that toppled Assad last month.

1 day ago · Sharaa is the leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, an Islamist militant group that Russia, in support of Assad’s army, struggled for years to vanquish in a brutal campaign. And now Assad ...

1 day ago · HOMS, Syria — Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the Syrian rebel group that overthrew Bashar al-Assad's government, was named head of a new interim government, according to the Syrian news agency ...

Dec 17, 2024 · DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, called for the lifting of international sanctions in an exclusive interview...