On 29 March 2025, the caretaker government was replaced by the Syrian transitional government, announced by Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus,[5] in which the new ministers were sworn in and speeches delivered outlining their agendas.[6][7] The cabinet of 29 March 2025 included only one woman, Hind Kabawat, and 22 men. Kabawat stated that she had unsuccessfully tried to convince the Syrian caretaker government to have more women ministers in the new government. She stated that "there is no excuse for having only one female minister."[8]