Hammouda Youssef Sabbagh ( , born 10 February 1959) is a Syrian politician who served as
Speaker of the
People's Council of Syria
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, a People's Assembly (, ) is expected to be formed in Syria. During the Ba'athist era, the assembly consisted of 250 members elected for four-year terms across 15 multi-seat constituencies ...
from 28 September 2017 until 12 December 2024. He was the first
Assyrian Christian to have held the post,
انتخاب مسيحي أرثوذكسي رئيسًا لمجلس الشعب السوري
and overall the second Christian to hold that post since Fares al-Khoury.[Un chrétien élu à la tête du Parlement syrien]
He was elected speaker of parliament with 193 votes out of 252.[
He was the last Speaker under the Ba'athist regime, before the parliament was suspended after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.
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See also
* Christianity in Syria
References
Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Living people
Speakers of the People's Assembly of Syria
1959 births
Syrian Christians
Syriac Orthodox Christians
Syrian Assyrian people
Syrian Assyrian politicians
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