Syria president changes govt officials and ministers, replaces brother

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa replaced several government officials and ministers on Saturday, including his own 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.
The reasons behind the overhaul are unclear.
The Syrian transitional cabinet created in March 2025 came after the ouster of longtime 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 and Latakia and Deir Ezzor.