Anwar Taha al-Zoubi () is a

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politician and former military commander. He was appointed Governor of

Daraa Daraa (, Levantine Arabic: ) is a city in southwestern Syria, north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way sta ...

on 5 March 2025 by Syria's

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, following the

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Early life and education

Al-Zoubi was born in 1975 in Al-Taybah,

. He studied political science at Idlib University, though he had not graduated as of March 2025.

Activity during the civil war

Al-Zoubi joined the

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by 2012, becoming a commander of

Ahrar al-Sham Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya (), commonly referred to as Ahrar al-Sham, was a coalition of multiple Sunni Islamist units that coalesced into a single brigade and later a division in order to fight against the Syrian Government led by Bas ...

in Daraa Governorate. In 2018, al-Zoubi was among opposition groups deported to

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following their surrender after the

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, being described by a local activist talking to ''

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'' as one of the "most prominent figures" from Daraa to have been sent to northwestern Syria. In the areas controlled by the

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, al-Zoubi played an "active role" on the societal level. He worked to help establish the General Reconciliation Council, a branch of the Idlib Tribal Council formed in early March 2020, and was appointed as its director.

Post-Assad

After the

, al-Zoubi was appointed governor of Daraa Governorate on 5 March 2025.

References

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