Omar Hosari

To lead a revival of Syria's aviation sector that strengthens regional and international connectivity, creates lasting jobs and contributes to GDP, through strategies in line with global standards.

• Executive Master of Business Administration

  Hult International Business School, United Kingdom

  2015

• Master of Science in Aviation

  University of Sacramento, United States

  2008

• Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration

• Chief Executive Officer of UAS (since 2000)
• Adviser to international bodies and organisations such as ICAO and IBAC
• Leading initiatives that link the aviation sector to economic growth in Syria
• Developing air infrastructure and regulatory policy

• Named among the Top 100 Arab CEOs (2018)
• Honorary member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
• Keynote speaker at global conferences on the future of aviation
• Contributor to environmental campaigns, including climbing Kilimanjaro and the Everest base camp trek in support of climate causes

• Building international expansion strategies
• Digital transformation in aviation
• Governance and crisis management
• Empowering talent and leading multinational teams
• Developing services for private and commercial aviation operators

• IBAC

  International Business Aviation Council

• MEBAA

  Member of the Board of Governors of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association

• Member of the boards of governors of the Asian, European and American aviation associations

• YPO

  Young Presidents' Organization

1. 22 July 2025

   Mr Omar Hisham Hosari was appointed President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation by Presidential Decree No. (136) of 2025.

2. 29 December 2025

   Presidential Decree No. (297) of 2025 promoted him to the rank of minister and appointed him President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport in the Syrian Arab Republic.