Raed al-Saleh
Raed al-Saleh | |
|---|---|
رائد الصالح | |
Al-Saleh in 2016 | |
| Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2025 | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Director of the White Helmets | |
| In office 2013 – 29 March 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Mounir Mustafa (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1983 Jisr ash-Shughur, Idlib, Syria |
Raed al-Saleh (Arabic: رائد الصالح) is a Syrian humanitarian leader and government official. On 29 March 2025, he was appointed as the Minister of Disaster Management and Emergency Response in the Syrian transitional government. Previously, al-Saleh was director of the White Helmets, a volunteer rescue organization operating in opposition-held areas of Syria. For this humanitarian work, he was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2017.