
US President Donald Trump has sent two bottles of his own line of perfume to Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Al-Sharaa, the country's interim president, shared a photo on social media late on Tuesday thanking Trump for the "precious gift."
The photo shows two bottles of Trump's branded "Victory" cologne with a personalized note reading: "Ahmed, They're all talking about the picture we took when I gave you this great cologne – Just in case you ran out!"
The two met in November in Washington. Videos from the meeting showed Trump spraying the fragrance on al-Sharaa before gifting him a bottle.
"Some meetings leave an impression; ours apparently left a fragrance," al-Sharaa wrote on X, thanking Trump for his "generosity and for topping up this precious gift."
"May the spirit of that meeting continue to shape a stronger relationship between Syria and the United States," al-Sharaa added.
The Washington talks came months after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered their first meeting while Trump was visiting Riyadh in May.
Al-Sharaa became Syria's interim president after leading rebels towards Damascus in December 2024, forcing longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee the country after nearly 14 years of civil war.
Until then, al-Sharaa was listed as a wanted terrorist in the United States with a $10 million reward for his capture due to his role as a militant commander.
The bounty was withdrawn after al-Sharaa's rebels toppled al-Assad.
The jihadist-turned-president has sought to distance himself from his militant past, cultivating a cosmopolitan image.
