Mohammad Bassam Imadi

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]

Mohammad Bassam Imadi
Born
Mohammad Bassam Imadi

1950 (age 69–70)[1]
Damascus, Syria
NationalitySyrian
OccupationFormer diplomat

Career

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

Imadi fled to Turkey with his family in December 2011.[2]

References
  1. "Bassam al Imadi". Syrian National Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Syrian dissident Mohammad Bassam Imadi calls for civilian safety zone". The Australian (The Times). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. 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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