Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, has taken over as Syria’s transitional president, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported on Wednesday.
Sharaa now holds the authority to form a temporary legislative council that will govern during the transitional period. The council will operate until Syria adopts a new constitution, Abdel Ghani told SANA.
The decision came during a high-level meeting in Damascus, where commanders of armed groups that supported Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in toppling Bashar al-Assad convened.