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Ahmad Jarba | |
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| President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces | |
| In office 6 July 2013 – 12 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Ghassan Hitto (Acting) Ahmad Tu'mah |
| Preceded by | George Sabra (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hadi al-Bahra[1] |
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| Born | 15 September 1969[2] Qamishli, Syria |
| Alma mater | Beirut Arab University |
Ahmad Jarba (Arabic: أحمد عوينان العاصي الجربا[3]), born in the city of Qamishli in 1969, is a Syrian opposition member[4] and former political prisoner.[5] He is a public opponent of Bashar al-Assad and between 6 July 2013 and 11 July 2014 he was President of the Syrian National Coalition,[6] which is the main coalition of opposition groups in the Syrian Civil War, as well as being a member of the Syrian National Council.[7] His election took place in the second round of voting of a three days meeting organized by the Coalition in order to renew its board. He obtained 55 votes, three more than his rival Mustafa Sabbagh, who was supported by Qatar.[5] According to a July 2013 article in The Economist, "there is little reason to believe he will wield more influence than his predecessor, Moaz al-Khatib."[5] Jarba was re-elected on 5 January 2014, with 65 votes, defeating his only opponent Riyad Farid Hijab by 13 votes.[8]
Jarba is the president of the Syria's Tomorrow Movement, a member of the Shammar tribe.[9][10]
On 13 September Ahmad Jarba met with the leader of the Movement for a Democratic Society, representing the de facto autonomous administration of the Federation of Northern Syria - Rojava, in order to form an agreement to participate in the governing of northeastern Syria.[11] They issued a joint statement that "the monist powers insisting on one party, one flag and one nation are doomed to fail, and peoples are trying to realize their dreams for a democratic, pluralist and united Syria."[12] By extension his forces the al-Nukhbat Brigade also joined the Syrian Democratic Forces.[13][14][15]
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- ^ Ahmad al-Jarba: 'Al-Assad will not win'
- ^ "أحمد عوينان الجربا" (in Arabic). Syrian National Coalition. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Rudaw. Middle East
- ^ a b c "Better than the one before?". The Economist. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Syrian National Coalition facing splits over new president". Asharq Al-Awsat. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Who's who: Ahmad Assi Jarba". The Syrian Observer. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Syria opposition re-elects Jarba as leader". Al Arabiya. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Profile: Ahmad Jarba, Syrian opposition leader". BBC News. 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Unlikely partners join forces to lead by example in Syria - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Syrian tomorrow and self-management stream are calling for a dialogue under the auspices of Syrian Arabic". Syria's Tomorrow. 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Agreement for the future of Syria". ANF. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Bosno Sinj". Twitter. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "South Hasakah/North Deir Ezzor situation on April 28, 2016". agathocledesyracuse.com. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016.
- ^ Szakola, Albin. "New rebel force battling ISIS in northeast Syria". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.