Ahmad al-Jarba

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Ahmed Jarba

Ahmad al-Jarba ( Arabic أحمد العاصي الجربا, DMG Aḥmad al-ʿĀṣī al-Ǧarbā ; Born October 25, 1969 in Qamishli , al-Hasakah Governorate ) is a Syrian politician, lawyer, businessman and tribal leader. From July 6, 2013 to July 12, 2014, he was President of the opposition National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces (Syrian National Coalition).

Al-Jarba is Sunni and belongs to the Shammar tribe. He holds a Bachelor of Law from Beirut Arab University . He is distantly related to one of the many wives of the Saudi King Abdullah and has close ties with Saudi Arabia .

In 1996 he was imprisoned for two years for his activities against the government of Hafiz al-Assad . In March 2011, the secret service arrested him again and interrogated him.

Al-Dscharba is the as liberal and secular applicable Democratic block of Michel Kilo close of 2013, the National Coalition joined. At a meeting of the national coalition in Istanbul in the second ballot, he narrowly prevailed against the Qatar- supported businessman Moustapha Sabbagh, who is close to the Muslim Brotherhood . Al-Jarba received 55 votes, Moustapha Sabbagh 52. He was re-elected on January 5, 2014 and prevailed against Riyadh Farid Hejab . Jarba's successor is Hadi al-Bahra .

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  1. ↑ a b c Ex-prisoner chosen to lead Syria opposition group. (No longer available online.) In: Miami Herald. July 6, 2013, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 7, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.miamiherald.com  
  2. ↑ a b Syrian opposition elects Al-Jarba as chairman. In: Zeit Online. July 7, 2013, accessed July 7, 2013 .
  3. Jump up ↑ Assad troops conquer parts of Homs. In: Die Welt , 7 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Ahmed Assi Jarba is the new head of the Syrian opposition. (No longer available online.) In: Zeit Online. July 6, 2013, archived from the original on July 12, 2013 ; Retrieved July 7, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zeit.de
personal data
SURNAME Jarba, Ahmad al-
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jarba, Ahmad Asi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Qamishli , Hassaké