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Riad Seif رياض سيف | |
|---|---|
| President of the Syrian opposition | |
| In office 6 May 2017 – 6 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawad Abu Hatab |
| Preceded by | Anas al-Abdah |
| Succeeded by | Abdurrahman Mustafa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1946 Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
Riad Seif (Arabic: رياض سيف; born 25 November 1946)[1] is a Syrian political dissident and prominent businessman who founded and led the Forum for National Dialogue.[2] Seif was elected to the Parliament of Syria in 1994 as an independent and again in 1998. For several years he owned an Adidas franchise in Damascus.[3]
- ^ Theo Klems. "Menschenrechtspreis der Stadt Weimar: Preisträger 2003". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ URGENT ACTION, Syria: Prisoner of conscience, Riad Seif Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wright, Dreams and Shadows, 2008, p. 218