Louay Almokdad ( ar, لؤي المقداد; born 20 December 1982) is a Syrian- British politician and businessman. He was born in 1982 in Damascus, Syria.

Education

He studied in Damascus until high school, and graduated from the American University in Cyprus with a major in Political Science.

The Syrian Revolution

Being a Secular opposition member, he served as the spokesman for the Supreme Military Council of the

Free Syrian Army The Free Syrian Army (FSA) ( ar, الجيش السوري الحر, al-jaysh as-Sūrī al-ḥur) is a loose faction in the Syrian Civil War founded on 29 July 2011 by officers of the Syrian Armed Forces with the goal of bringing down the governm ...

and was also the political and media coordinator of the

from 2012 to 2015. He was a member of the

National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces The National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces ( ar, الائتلاف الوطني لقوى الثورة والمعارضة السورية), commonly named the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) ( ar, الائتلاف الو ...

before his official resignation in 2015.

Political career

He is commonly known for his opposition to Syrian government and a powerful fighter against extremist Islamic groups such as the

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and

Al-Nusra Front Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...

through hundreds of interviews in Arabic and international media. On 12 December 2012,

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government issued arrest warrants against Almokdad, Lebanese Prime Minister

Saad Hariri Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri ( ar, سعد الدين رفيق الحريري, translit=Saʿd ad-Dīn Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī; born 18 April 1970) is a Lebanese-Saudi politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 t ...

and future bloc deputy

Okab Sakr Okab Sakr or Oakab Saker ( ar, عقاب صقر; born 4 March 1975) is a Lebanese journalist and politician who lost his father before he was born during the beginning of the Lebanese civil war. Sakr won a seat in the Lebanese parliament on 7 Jun ...

, accusing them of providing financial support for

opposition groups.

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rejected the

government warrants. According to a memo sent by Interpol to its offices in

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and around the world, the organization decided not to keep the arrest warrants in its

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and will not cooperate with them based on its regulations as "it is strictly forbidden for the organization to undertake any intervention or activities based on political issues." Almokdad established several institutions which concerned itself with the political and media affairs of the Middle East, including the "Masarat"Masarat paths Foundation
Syrian Center for political coordination and media – courses of action team Foundation, which is competent in

, humanitarian and relief affairs, particularly with regards to fighting extremist ideologies which are among some of the conflicting factions in Syria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Almokdad, Louay 1982 births Living people Politicians from Damascus National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces members