Asaad al-Shaibani

Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (born 1987) is a Syrian diplomat and politician who has been serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates since 2024. He is one of Ahmed al-Sharaa's closest allies and one of the most prominent figures in the country's post-Assad government.

Born into an Arab family from the Banu Shayban tribe in the eastern countryside of al-Hasakah Governorate, he later moved with his family to Damascus. He graduated from Damascus University in 2009 with a degree in English Language and Literature from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. He earned a master's degree in Political Science and International Relations from Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in 2022 and pursued a Doctor of Philosophy in the same field until 2024. He is also completing the final stage of a Master of Business Administration program at an American university.

After the fall of the Assad regime, al-Shaibani was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates on 21 December 2024 in the caretaker government. He later retained his position in the transitional government formed in March 2025. During his time as foreign minister, al-Shaibani became the first Syrian official to visit Russia, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, and China after the Assad regime, and the first Syrian official to visit the United States in 25 years. He also participated in key international forums and continues to work on rebuilding relations with Western and global partners while consistently advocating for the lifting of sanctions on Syria.