Riad Hammoud Darar | |
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رياض حمود دارار | |
| Co-leader of the Syrian Democratic Council | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2017 Serving with Amina Omar | |
| Preceded by | Haytham Manna |
| Founding member of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change | |
| In office June 2011 – August 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Deir ez-Zor, Second Syrian Republic |
| Alma mater | Bachelor's degree on Arabic language in Damascus University[1] |
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Riad Hammoud Darar (Arabic: رياض حمود دارار, born 1954) is a Syrian opposition political and social activist and author from Deir ez-Zor. He was a proponent of human rights for Kurds in Syria since 2000. During his activism, he was imprisoned by the Syrian government for 5 years and was released in 2010.[2] On 25 February 2017, he was elected as the co-leader of the Syrian Democratic Council.[1]
- ^ a b Sardar Mlla Drwish (27 March 2017). "What federalism would mean for northern Syria". Al-Monitor.
- ^ Tejel, Jordi (29 August 2008). Syria's Kurds: History, Politics and Society. Routledge. p. 126. ISBN 978-1134096435.