The Federal Executive Council or simply the Executive Council ( ar, المجلس التنفيذي للفيدرالية, ku, Encûmena Rêvebir a Federaliyê, syc, ܡܘܬܒܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܝܐ ܕܦܕܪܐܠܝܘܬܐ, translit=''Mawtbo Suronoyo d'Federaloyotho'') of the
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria. It consists of self-governing sub-regions in the areas of Afrin, Jazira, Euphrates, Raqqa, Tabq ...
, acts as a joint coordination committee that oversees the implementation of policies developed by the Federal Assembly of the
Syrian Democratic Council
The Syrian Democratic Council ( ku, Meclîsa Sûriya Demokratîk, MSD; ar, مجلس سوريا الديمقراطية; syc, ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ, translit=Mawtbo d'Suriya Demoqraṭoyto) is the political wing of the Syri ...
.
Origins and history of the Executive Council
Origins of the institution
The ministers are appointed; general elections were planned to be held before the end of 2014, but this was postponed due to fighting.
Council composition
Among other stipulations outlined is a quota of 40% for women's participation in government, as well as another quota for youth. In connection with a decision to introduce
affirmative action for
ethnic minorities
The term 'minority group' has different usages depending on the context. According to its common usage, a minority group can simply be understood in terms of demographic sizes within a population: i.e. a group in society with the least number o ...
, all governmental organizations and offices are based on a co-presidential system.
Restructuring of the DFNS executive in the autumn of 2018
After the creation on September 6 of the new unified administration in the areas controlled by the
SDF, "Autonomous Administration of North, East Syria", Mrs. Berivan Khalid (or Khaled) and Abdul Hamid al-Mahbash were elected co-chairmen of Executive Body of the Administration.
In the first meeting of the Executive Council held on 3 October 2018 in Ain Issa town, the co-chairs of the nine Authorities of the Executive Council were elected:
Interior Committee: Ali Mustafa Hajo (علي مصطفى حجو) – Hevi (Hifi) Ibrahim Mustafa (هيفي ابراهيم مصطفى)
Education Committee: Kawthar Doko (Kuthar Duku, كوثر دوكو) - Rajab al-Meshlaf (رجب المشلف)
Local Administration Committee: Joseph (Juzif) Lahdo (جوزيف لحدو) - Media Bozan (Maydia Bouzan, ميديا بوزان)
Economics and Agriculture Committee: Salman Tawfiq al-Baroudo (سلمان توفيق البارودو) - Amal al-Khazim (أمل الخزيم)
Finance Committee: Walat Haj Ali (ولات حاج علي) - Salwa al-Sayid (سلوى السيد)
Culture Committee: Abdul Satar Shakagi (عبدالستار شكاغي) - Aisha Ali Rajab (عائشة علي رجب)
Health and Environment Committee: Dr. Jwan Mustafa (الدكتور جوان مصطفى) – Khetam Khalil al-Jeld (ختام خليل الجلد)
Social Affairs Committee: Farouq al-Mashi (فاروق الماشي) - Berivan Hasan (بيريفان حسن)
Women's Committee: Jihan Khadro (جيهان خضرو)
Sometime later (first publications in December), the former official spokeswoman of "
Wrath of the Euphrates" campaign Jihan Sheikh Ahmed was elected co-chair of the Defense Committee, one of two special offices of the Executive Council (the second is the self-defense committee), whose forming was assumed shortly after the creation of the initial nine committees.
At the moment, it remains unclear whether the new administrative structure will completely replace the old one or it will only complement it.
Operation of the Executive Council
Council meetings
Decisions and responsibilities
The Council assists with coordination and collaboration between cantons in political, economic, social and cultural matters; particularly that of diplomatic and military matters. It also supervises and follows the work of federal Departments and Ministries.
Constitutional conventions
Due to the Executive Council's unique nature as a voluntary
grand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government. The term is most commonly used in countries where there ar ...
of political opponents, its operation is subject to
constitutional conventions.
Members of the Executive Council
The current members of the Executive Council are:
References
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2015 establishments in Syria
2015 in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Politics of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria