Ahmad Jarba Explained

Ahmad Jarba
Office:President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
Primeminister:Ghassan Hitto
Ahmad Tu'mah
Term Start:6 July 2013
Term End:12 July 2014
Successor:Hadi al-Bahra[1]
Birth Date:[2]
Birth Place: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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Syrian opposition body elects new president . Reuters. 9 July 2014. 9 July 2014.
  2. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2013/08/201381131316692891.html Ahmad al-Jarba: 'Al-Assad will not win'
  3. Web site: أحمد عوينان الجربا . 2012 . Syrian National Coalition . Arabic . 16 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716144924/http://www.etilaf.org/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81/%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%A6%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81/%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7.html . 16 July 2015 .
  4. http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/13092016 Rudaw. Middle East
  5. News: Better than the one before?. The Economist. 13 July 2013. 17 July 2013.
  6. News: Syrian National Coalition facing splits over new president. Asharq Al-Awsat. 12 July 2014. 12 July 2014. 2 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902223252/http://www.aawsat.net/2014/07/article55334161. dead.
  7. News: Who's who: Ahmad Assi Jarba. The Syrian Observer. 12 July 2013. 9 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517114534/http://www.syrianobserver.com/Opposition/Opp_Who/Whos+Who+Ahmad+Assi+Jarba. 17 May 2014. dead.
  8. News: Syria opposition re-elects Jarba as leader. Al Arabiya. 6 January 2014. 9 July 2014.
  9. News: Profile: Ahmad Jarba, Syrian opposition leader. BBC News. 8 July 2013.
  10. Web site: Unlikely partners join forces to lead by example in Syria - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East. 30 September 2016 .
  11. Web site: Syrian tomorrow and self-management stream are calling for a dialogue under the auspices of Syrian Arabic. Syria's Tomorrow. 11 September 2016.
  12. Web site: Agreement for the future of Syria. ANF. 11 September 2016. 11 September 2016.
  13. Web site: Bosno Sinj. Twitter. 8 April 2016.
  14. Web site: South Hasakah/North Deir Ezzor situation on April 28, 2016 . agathocledesyracuse.com . 28 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160531055656/http://www.agathocledesyracuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Hasakah-28-April-2016.jpg . 31 May 2016 .
  15. Web site: New rebel force battling ISIS in northeast Syria. Albin. Szakola. 19 June 2016. 27 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527154651/https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/567033-new-rebel-force-battling-isis-in-northeast-syria. dead.

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