Salem al-Meslet (

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: سالم المسلط, born 1959) is a

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politician who is currently President of the National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces of Syria.

Early life

Salem al-Meslet was born in

Hasaka Al-Hasakah ( ar, ٱلْحَسَكَة, al-Ḥasaka; ku, Heseke/حەسەکە; syr, ܚܣܝܟܐ Hasake), is the capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate, in the northeastern corner of Syria. With a 2004 census population of 188,160, it is the e ...

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in 1959.

Political history

On 12 July 2021, Meslet was elected as President of the National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces of Syria, replacing

Naser al-Hariri Naser al-Hariri () was a former member of the People's Council of Syria from Daraa. Along with fellow parliamentarian Khalil al-Rifaei, also from Daraa, he resigned from his seat in protest at the "continued killings of protesters during the 2 ...

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{{s-end 1959 births Living people National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces members Syrian politicians