Abdulbaset Abdullatif

Abdulbaset Abdullatif (born 9 January 1963) is a Syrian politician who formerly served as secretary general of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. On 17 May 2025, he was appointed head of the National Commission for Transitional Justice.

Early life and education He was born in the city of Deir ez-Zor on 9 January 1963. He earned a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Aleppo in 1986, and first started working as a police officer in 1987. He obtained a postgraduate certificate in police and legal sciences in 2008.

Political career He served as chief of the political bureau of the Lions of the East Army, and he joined the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (Syrian National Coalition) as a military representative. He was reelected with 84 votes on 11 July 2020.

He served as a member of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in September 2019, representing the Syrian opposition.

On 25 December 2019, he signed an agreement to arrange the affairs of Syrian pilgrims for the 2020 Hajj season with Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Abdulfattah Mashat.

On 12 July 2021, he was succeeded by Haytham Rahmeh as Secretary General, and was elected into the Syrian National Coalition's Political Committee by its General Assembly.

On 12 September 2023, he was elected as a member of the Political Committee of the Syrian National Coalition by its General Assembly. Later in 2023, he served as secretary of the Political Committee, succeeding Abdulmajeed Barakat.

On 17 May 2025, he was appointed chairman of the National Commission for Transitional Justice, an independent body tasked with investigating and addressing human rights violations committed during the Assad regime.