Syrian Arab Republic
People's Assembly
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Parliament name
Majlis Al-Chaab (People's Assembly)
Chamber name
Majlis Al-Chaab (People's Assembly)
Parliamentary term (years)
4
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1945 to 1953
from 1954 to 1958
from 1962 to 1963
from 1971
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Arab group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the People's Assembly
Speaker
Hammouda
Sabbagh
(Male)
Year of birth
1959
Term
28.09.2017
Additional information
Elected on 28 Sep. 2018, re-elected on 6 June 2018, 9 June 2019, 11 Aug. 2020 and on 5 Sep. 2021.
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Acting Secretary General
Secretary General
Nael
Trisi
(Male)
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
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Directly elected members
Directly elected by citizens.
250
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
56.60
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Gerir Raisian (Male)
Oldest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
94
Oldest member
Abdul Aziz Al -Mulhem (Male)
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 81 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total <= 45: 43 | Total >= 46: 205 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 70 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 220 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Members for whom data is available
248
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.