Abdulbaset Sieda
| Abdulbaset Sieda عبد الباسط سيدا Ebdilbasit Seyda |
|
|---|---|
| President of the Syrian National Council | |
|
In office 10 June 2012 – 9 November 2012 |
|
| Preceded by | Burhan Ghalioun |
| Succeeded by | George Sabra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 June 1956 Amuda, Syria |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abdulbaset Sieda (
pronunciation ahb-duhl-BAW-seht SEE-dah;Arabic: عبد الباسط سيدا / ALA-LC: Abd al-Bāsiṭ Sīdā; Kurdish: Ebdilbasit Seyda; born 22 June 1956) is a Kurdish-Syrian academic and politician. He is the former President of the Syrian National Council (SNC), succeeding Burhan Ghalioun in June 2012. He has written a number of books on the Kurds in Syria and his academic work specializes in ancient civilizations.
Sieda was born in Amuda, a town populated by Kurds in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Damascus and was a university professor in Libya from 1991 to 1994. He has written a number of books on the Kurds in Syria. After Libya he went into exile to Sweden and specialized in the study of ancient civilizations.
...
Wikipedia