Hikmat al-Hijri

At a secret meeting with a Russian military delegation in April of the same year, al-Hijri rejected Assad’s continued presence in power as a final solution to prevent a slide toward partition, ensure the return of the displaced, and initiate the reconstruction of the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=زعيم "الموحدين الدروز" في سوريا يرفض بقاء بشار الأسد في السلطة |trans-title=Leader of the Druze in Syria rejects Bashar al-Assad remaining in power |url=https://horrya.net/archives/133308 |website=Horrya |lang=ar |date=13 April 2021 |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250510123136/https://horrya.net/archives/133308 |archive-date=10 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri’s journey: From obedience to opposition? |url=https://syriadirect.org/sheikh-hikmat-al-hijris-journey-from-obedience-to-opposition/#:~:text=However%2C%20at%20a%20secret%20meeting,president |website=Syria Direct |date=11 April 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250503060103/https://syriadirect.org/sheikh-hikmat-al-hijris-journey-from-obedience-to-opposition/ |archive-date=3 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

At a secret meeting with a Russian military delegation in April of the same year, al-Hijri rejected Assad’s continued presence in power as a final solution to prevent a slide toward partition, ensure the return of the displaced, and initiate the reconstruction of the country.<ref>{{cite news |title=زعيم "الموحدين الدروز" في سوريا يرفض بقاء بشار الأسد في السلطة |trans-title=Leader of the Druze in Syria rejects Bashar al-Assad remaining in power |url=https://horrya.net/archives/133308 |website=Horrya |lang=ar |date=13 April 2021 |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250510123136/https://horrya.net/archives/133308 |archive-date=10 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri’s journey: From obedience to opposition? |url=https://syriadirect.org/sheikh-hikmat-al-hijris-journey-from-obedience-to-opposition/#:~:text=However%2C%20at%20a%20secret%20meeting,president |website=Syria Direct |date=11 April 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250503060103/https://syriadirect.org/sheikh-hikmat-al-hijris-journey-from-obedience-to-opposition/ |archive-date=3 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]] on 8 December 2024, al-Hijri called for a comprehensive national dialogue under international supervision to establish a transitional government representing all segments of Syrian society.<ref>{{cite news |title=الشيخ الهجري لـDW: تجمعنا الهوية السورية والدستور المدني |trans-title=Sheikh al-Hijri to DW: We Are United by Syrian Identity and the Civil Constitution |url=https://www.dw.com/ar/زعيم-دروز-سوريا-لـdw-تجمعنا-الهوية-السورية-والدستور-المدني/a-71233184 |website=DW |date=7 January 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117051900/https://www.dw.com/ar/زعيم-دروز-سوريا-لـdw-تجمعنا-الهوية-السورية-والدستور-المدني/a-71233184 |archive-date=17 January 2025 |lang=ar |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]] on 8 December 2024, al-Hijri called for a comprehensive national dialogue under international supervision to establish a transitional government representing all segments of Syrian society.<ref>{{cite news |title=الشيخ الهجري لـDW: تجمعنا الهوية السورية والدستور المدني |trans-title=Sheikh al-Hijri to DW: We Are United by Syrian Identity and the Civil Constitution |url=https://www.dw.com/ar/زعيم-دروز-سوريا-لـdw-تجمعنا-الهوية-السورية-والدستور-المدني/a-71233184 |website=DW |date=7 January 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117051900/https://www.dw.com/ar/زعيم-دروز-سوريا-لـdw-تجمعنا-الهوية-السورية-والدستور-المدني/a-71233184 |archive-date=17 January 2025 |lang=ar |url-status=live}}</ref> In a televised interview aired in January 2025, al-Hijri stressed that it was "far too early" to talk about disarming, considering the matter "completely unacceptable until a state is formed and a constitution is written to guarantee rights."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/1765933-الشيخ-الهجري-المبكّر-جدا-الحديث-تسليم-السلاح-سوريا |title=الشيخ الهجري: من المبكّر جدا الحديث عن تسليم السلاح في سوريا |publisher=Sky News Arabia |language=ar |date=1 January 2025 }}</ref>

On 17 February 2025, al-Hijri issued a statement emphasizing the unity of Syria as a land and people, rejecting separatism and the reintegration of corrupt officials into state institutions. He called for a [[technocratic]] civilian administration free from ethnic, religious, or political affiliations and warned against losing the national direction following the fall of the regime.<ref>{{cite news |title=الهجري في إجابة عن الأسئلة العالقة: لا انفصال ولا تدوير للفاسدين |trans-title=Al-Hijri in Response to Unanswered Questions: No Separation and No Recycling of the Corrupt |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/الهجري-في-إجابة-عن-الأسئلة-العالقة-لا-انفصال-ولا-تدوير-للفاسدين |website=[[The New Arab]] |lang=ar |date=17 February 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218095018/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/الهجري-في-إجابة-عن-الأسئلة-العالقة-لا-انفصال-ولا-تدوير-للفاسدين |archive-date=18 February 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 17 February 2025, al-Hijri issued a statement emphasizing the unity of Syria as a land and people, rejecting separatism and the reintegration of corrupt officials into state institutions. He called for a [[technocratic]] civilian administration free from ethnic, religious, or political affiliations and warned against losing the national direction following the fall of the regime.<ref>{{cite news |title=الهجري في إجابة عن الأسئلة العالقة: لا انفصال ولا تدوير للفاسدين |trans-title=Al-Hijri in Response to Unanswered Questions: No Separation and No Recycling of the Corrupt |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/الهجري-في-إجابة-عن-الأسئلة-العالقة-لا-انفصال-ولا-تدوير-للفاسدين |website=[[The New Arab]] |lang=ar |date=17 February 2025 |access-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218095018/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/الهجري-في-إجابة-عن-الأسئلة-العالقة-لا-انفصال-ولا-تدوير-للفاسدين |archive-date=18 February 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>