Issam al-Khalif is a Syrian jurist and academic, born around 1981 in the Ghab Plain of Hama Governorate, who has served as President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria since July 2026. He earned his law degree from Damascus University in 2005, a master's degree in private law from the University of Aleppo in 2013, and a doctorate in law from Idlib University in 2023. He lectured at Idlib University from 2015 and served the Syrian Salvation Government as Secretary-General from 2018 and as chairman of its Central Committee for Laws from 2022 to 2024. President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree appointing him to the Supreme Constitutional Court presidency on 7 July 2026, and al-Khalif and the court's members took the constitutional oath before al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus on 11 July 2026.
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Born in the Ghab Plain, Hama Governorate, Syria, he earned a law degree from Damascus University in 2005 and a master's degree in Private Law from the University of Aleppo in 2013, before obtaining a Ph.D. in Law from Idlib University in 2023.
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Issam Khaled al-Khalif (born c. 1981) is a Syrian jurist and academic who has served as the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court since July 2026. Born in the Ghab Plain, Hama Governorate, Syria, he earned a law degree from Damascus University in 2005 and a master's degree in Private Law from the University of Aleppo in 2013, before obtaining a Ph.D. in Law from Idlib University in 2023.
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Issam Khaled al-Khalif (born c. 1981) is a Syrian jurist and academic who has served as the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court since July 2026.
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Syria Supreme Constitutional Court, between completing institutions and debate over independence, Hawar News
Member Of: Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria, Report on Decree 149 of 2026Quote, Member Of: Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria, Report on Decree 149 of 2026
Syrian interim government head Ahmed al-Sharaa issued Decree No. (149) of 2026
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