Louay Almokdad ( ar, لؤي المقداد; born 20 December 1982) is a Syrian-
British politician
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and businessman. He was born in 1982 in
Damascus, Syria.
Education
He studied in
Damascus until high school, and graduated from the
American University in Cyprus with a major in Political Science.
The Syrian Revolution
Being a Secular opposition member, he served as the spokesman for the Supreme Military Council of the
Free Syrian Army and was also the political and media coordinator of the
Free Syrian Army from 2012 to 2015.
He was a member of the
before his official resignation in 2015.
Political career
He is commonly known for his opposition to Syrian government and a powerful fighter against extremist Islamic groups such as the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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and
Al-Nusra Front through hundreds of interviews in Arabic and international media.
On 12 December 2012,
Syrian government issued arrest warrants against Almokdad, Lebanese Prime Minister
Saad Hariri
Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri ( ar, سعد الدين رفيق الحريري, translit=Saʿd ad-Dīn Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī; born 18 April 1970) is a Lebanese-Saudi politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 ...
and future bloc deputy
Okab Sakr
Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker ( ar, عقاب صقر; born 4 March 1975) is a Lebanese journalist and politician who lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. Sakr won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on 7 Jun ...
, accusing them of providing financial support for
Syrian opposition groups.
Interpol
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rejected the
Syrian government warrants. According to a memo sent by Interpol to its offices in
Arab countries
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and around the world, the organization decided not to keep the arrest warrants in its
database
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and will not cooperate with them based on its regulations as "it is strictly forbidden for the organization to undertake any intervention or activities based on
political issues."
Almokdad established several institutions which concerned itself with the political and media affairs of the Middle East, including the "Masarat"
Masarat paths Foundation
Syrian Center for political coordination and media – courses of action team Foundation, which is competent in Syrian, humanitarian and relief affairs, particularly with regards to fighting extremist ideologies which are among some of the conflicting factions in Syria.
References
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1982 births
Living people
Politicians from Damascus
National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces members