Muslims make up about 90% of the Syrian population, including Sunnis and Shi’a Muslims, and encompass a wide variety of beliefs and practices, including varieties of Sufism. The Syrian Constitution requires that the President be Muslim, although there is no official religion of the Syrian state. As of 2004, Sunni Muslims made up about 74%, while Shi’a groups constituted about 16%. The Syrian government recognizes the Yezidi religious minority as Islamic.
