Mohammad Jihad al-Laham | |
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محمد جهاد اللحام | |
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria | |
In office 24 May 2012 – 6 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Abrash |
Succeeded by | Hadiya Khalaf Abbas |
President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria | |
Assumed office 8 May 2018 | |
Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party | |
In office 8 July 2013 – 6 June 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Damascus, Syria | January 13, 1954
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Mohammad Jihad al-Laham (Arabic: محمد جهاد اللحام, born 13 January 1954) is a Syrian politician who was Speaker of the People's Council of Syria from 2012 to 2016. A prominent criminal lawyer, al-Laham heads the Damascus office of the Syrian Lawyers Syndicate.[1]
On 7 May 2012, al-Laham was elected as a representative of Damascus.[2] On 24 May 2012, al-Laham was elected as Speaker of Parliament.[3] He received 225 votes out of 250.[4] His selection was one of the first acts of the new Parliament of Syria.[5] He is a member of the Ba'ath Party of Syria.[6] Upon his election as Speaker, al-Laham stated that "Syria is passing through a stage that requires every individual to exert his efforts" and that "the Assembly should be a mirror that reflects the reality of all Syrians and meet their aspirations."[7]