Mohammad Bassam Imadi Explained

Mohammad Bassam Imadi
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Damascus, Syria
Nationality:Syrian

Mohammad Bassam Imadi (born 1950) is the former Syrian ambassador to Sweden, who defected from the Bashar al-Assad government in 2011 and became a member of the opposition Syrian National Council.[2]

Career

Imadi resigned from his post as Syrian ambassador to Sweden in 2009. He began working with the opposition at the start of the uprising in March 2011.[2]

Defection

Imadi fled to Turkey with his family in December 2011.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bassam al Imadi. Syrian National Council. 14 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054223/http://www.syriancouncil.org/en/members/item/269-mohbassam-imadi.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  2. News: Abu Nasr. Donna. Envoy quits post to join anti-Assad revolution. 14 July 2012. The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 July 2012.
  3. News: Syrian dissident Mohammad Bassam Imadi calls for civilian safety zone. 14 July 2012. The Australian (The Times). 15 December 2011.

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