The Federal Executive Council or simply the Executive Council (, , ) in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), acts as a joint coordination committee that oversees the implementation of policies developed by the Federal Assembly of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC). The DAANES administration itself and every regional Canton has its own respective Executive Council, as well as a Legislative Council and a Justice Council. The regional Executive Councils sets the budget for each canton, supervise the work of their subordinate Commissions and Offices, and submit reports to the encompassing Executive Council of the DAANES.
Among other stipulations outlined is a quota of 40% for women's participation in government, as well as another quota for youth. In connection with a decision to introduce affirmative action for ethnic minorities, all governmental organizations and offices are based on a system with two co-chairs. Women can also voluntarily participate in periodic meetings that aim to discuss their own affairs.
After the restructuring of Rojava's political system on 6 September 2018, Berivan Khalid and Abdul Hamid al-Mahbash were elected co-chairs of the Executive Council of the DAANES.
In the first meeting of the DAANES' Executive Council held on 3 October 2018 in Ayn Issa, co-chairs of the nine initial Commissions (also called Committee), which are part of the Executive Council, were elected:
Sometime later (first publications in December), the former official spokeswoman of "Wrath of the Euphrates" campaign Jihan Sheikh Ahmed was elected co-chair of the Defense Commission, one of two special offices of the Executive Council (the second is the Self-defense Commission), whose forming was assumed shortly after the creation of the initial nine commissions.
Apart from the commissions of the larger DAANES' Executive Council and Cantonsâ Executive Councils, smaller subdivisions such as districts, sub-districts, and communes also have their own commissions.
Besides the commissions, eight Offices are also part of the DAANES' Executive Council, but not of the regional. There are offices for the following tasks:
The Council assists with coordination and collaboration between cantons in political, economic, social and cultural matters; particularly that of diplomatic and military matters. It also supervises and follows the work of federal Departments and Ministries.
Due to the Executive Council's unique nature as a voluntary grand coalition of political opponents, its operation is subject to constitutional conventions.
A list of members of some of the Executive Councils: