Louay Almokdad (; born 20 December 1982) is a Syrian-

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and businessman. He was born in 1982 in

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, Syria.

Education

He studied in

until high school, and graduated from the

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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

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and was also the political and media coordinator of the

from 2012 to 2015. He was a member of the

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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

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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

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and future bloc deputy

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, 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

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." 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

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References

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