Mohammad Bassam Imadi
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Mohammad Bassam Imadi | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74)[1] Damascus, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
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[edit]
Imadi resigned from his post as Syrian ambassador to Sweden in 2009. He began working with the opposition at the start of the uprising in March 2011.[3]
Defection[edit]
Imadi fled to Turkey with his family in December 2011.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bassam al Imadi". Syrian National Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Syrian dissident Mohammad Bassam Imadi calls for civilian safety zone". The Australian (The Times). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ a b Abu Nasr, Donna (13 July 2012). "Envoy quits post to join anti-Assad revolution". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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