Mohammad Bassam Imadi

Mohammad Bassam Imadi
Born1950 (age 74–75)[1]
Damascus, Syria
NationalitySyrian

Mohammad Bassam Imadi (born 1950) is the former Syrian ambassador to Sweden who defected from the Bashar al-Assad government in 2011[2] and became a member of the opposition Syrian National Council.[3]

Career

Imadi served as the Syrian ambassador to Sweden between 2004 and 2008.[4] He began working with the opposition at the start of the uprising in March 2011.[3]

Defection

Imadi fled to Turkey with his family in December 2011.[2] From Turkey, he worked with military leaders of the Syrian occupation who opposed the Assad government.[4] He served as a member of the foreign relations committee of the Syrian National Council.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bassam al Imadi". Syrian National Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Syrian dissident Mohammad Bassam Imadi calls for civilian safety zone". The Australian (The Times). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Abu Nasr, Donna (13 July 2012). "Envoy quits post to join anti-Assad revolution". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b Hamadé, Kassem (1 May 2012). "Så ska de störta regimen i Syrien". Expressen (in Swedish). pp. 8–10. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ Högström, Erik (25 March 2012). "Så spionerade Syrien i Sverige". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 January 2025.


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