Ex-HTS leader Al-Sharaa named in Time’s 100 influential list
Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president and former Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2025, the only Middle Eastern leader on the list.
Reported by The New Arab on April 17th, Sharaa rose to power after ousting Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 and has since sought regional support and funding to rebuild Syria amid ongoing unrest.
His nomination, by former US Ambassador Robert Ford, highlights global uncertainty over whether Sharaa is a pragmatic reformer or a calculated opportunist.
The New Arab. Maghrebi
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