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]