Burhan Ghalioun

Burhan Ghalioun
برهان غليون
President of the Syrian National Council
In office
29 August 2011 – 10 June 2012
DeputyHaitham al-Maleh
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAbdulbaset Sieda
Personal details
Born (1945-02-11) 11 February 1945 (age 79)
Homs, Syria
Alma materDamascus University

Burhan Ghalioun (Arabic: برهان غليون, romanized: Burhān Ghalyūn; born 11 February 1945 in Homs, Syria) is a French-Syrian professor of sociology at the Université de Paris III Sorbonne University in Paris,[1] and the first chairman of the Syrian opposition Transitional National Council (SNC). He was named chairman on 29 August 2011.[citation needed] His chairmanship was criticized for his perceived closeness to the Muslim Brotherhood, his early reluctance to arm opposition forces, and what opponents called the autocratic nature of his leadership.[2] On 17 May 2012, feeling he had become an increasingly divisive figure for the council, Ghalioun resigned.[3]

  1. ^ "Burhan Ghalioun; The Guardian". RIA Novosti. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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