Issam al-Attar

Issam al-Attar
عصام العطار
Personal
Born1927 (1927)
Died3 May 2024(2024-05-03) (aged 96–97)
ReligionIslam
CitizenshipSyrian
DenominationSunni
MovementSalafiyya[1]
RelationsMohammed Reda al-Attar (father)
Najah al-Attar (sister)
Ali Al-Tantawi (father-in-law)
Ali Ghaleb Himmat (son-in-law)
Muslim leader
PredecessorMustafa al-Siba'i
SuccessorAdnan Saad al-Din
Supreme Guide of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
In office
1961–1973
DeputyAli Sadreddine Al-Bayanouni
Preceded byMustafa al-Siba'i
Succeeded byAbd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda

Issam al-Attar (Arabic: عصام العطار; 1927 – 3 May 2024) was a Muslim Brotherhood leader, a symbol of resistance to Hafez al-Assad, in exile in Aachen, Germany since the 1970s.

  1. ^ S. Moussalli, Ahmad (1999). Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran and Turkey. Folkestone, Kent: The Scarecrow Press. pp. 258–259. ISBN 0-8108-3609-2. AL-SALAFIYYA. .. In Damascus, many Jordanian students were influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood's Shaykh Mustapha al-Siba'i and 'Isam al-'Attar, both with a long history in al-Salafiyya.