Alshebl, who fled the war in Syria eight years ago, has officially taken the seat on Friday after being elected in April.
Ednews informs via AlJazeera that a refugee from war-torn Syria has made history after he was sworn in as mayor of a German town.
Ryyan Alshebl took the oath as mayor of Ostelsheim, a town 30km (18.6 miles) from the city of Stuttgart, in a solemn municipal council meeting on Friday evening.
The 29-year-old fled the war in Syria eight years ago.
In April, the citizens of the Swabian community of 2,500 inhabitants elected Alshebl as the new head of the town hall with an absolute majority of 55.4 percent.
The Young Mayors Network in Germany said it was unaware of any other refugee who had come to Germany and become the mayor of a German municipality.
There has been no other applicant with Syrian heritage for a mayor’s office in the southeastern German state, according to the municipal association of Baden-Wurttemberg.