In a brief speech on Syrian state television, Mohammed al-Bashir said he would lead the interim government until March 1, 2025.
Mohammed al-Bashir is a little-known figure in most of Syria who once ran the government in a small opposition-controlled northwestern region.
“Today, we held a cabinet meeting with the participation of a group from the self-proclaimed government of Salvation working in Idlib and surrounding areas as well as the government of the ousted regime,” he said.
According to the opposition leader who overthrew President Bashar al-Assad a few days ago, the meeting was about transferring government documents and institutions.
In the Syrian capital, banks reopened for the first time since Mr Assad was ousted, Reuters reported. Shops reopened, pedestrians returned to the streets, construction workers returned to repair a roundabout in central Damascus and street sweepers returned.
In addition, the number of armed men on the streets has decreased significantly. Two sources familiar with the situation said that the opposition commanders have ordered the fighters to withdraw from the cities and asked the police and internal security forces affiliated with the Hayat Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) group to deploy in the cities.
Little is known about Syria's interim leader Mohammed al-Bashir. There is little record of Mohammed al-Bashir outside Idlib province - the small, largely rural area in northwestern Syria where opposition forces have maintained control of the government throughout Syria's years of civil war.
A Facebook page of the Syrian opposition's government said Mohammed al-Bashir was trained as an electrical engineer, then received a degree in sharia and law, and held various positions in various fields, including education.
