Ahmad Tu'mah
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Ahmad Tu'mah | |
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| Prime Ministerof theSyrian Opposition | |
| In office 14 October 2014 – 17 May 2016 | |
| President | Hadi al-Bahra Khaled Khoja Anas al-Abdah |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Jawad Abu Hatab |
| In office 14 September 2013 – 22 July 2014 | |
| President | Ahmad Jarba Hadi al-Bahra |
| Preceded by | Ghassan Hitto(Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Deir ez-Zor,Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
Ahmad Saleh Tu'mah al-Khader(also spelledTumeh,ToumaandTohme,Arabic:أحمد طعمة;born 1965, inDeir ez-Zor,Syria) is a Syrian politician who was elected asPrime Ministerof theSyrianinterim governmentcreated by theNational Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces.[1]
Tu'mah, a self-proclaimed moderate Islamist, won with 75 out of the 97 votes on a meeting held by the National Coalition inIstanbuland, as was with his predecessorGhassan Hitto,has been tasked to create a government with 13 ministers to govern the zones in Syria currently under the control of theFree Syrian Armyforces.[1]
In a statement against the localKurdishautonomy movement, Tu'mah said: "This movement is the mere product of theDemocratic Union Party,and as soon as we topple the Assad regime we will end its short existence. "[2]
The interim government was dissolved on 22 July 2014.[3]He was reelected on 14 October 2014 after several days of debate, and getting 63 votes out of 65 cast, although the coalition has 109 members with right to vote.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Syrian opposition elects moderate Islamist as prime minister".Reuters.14 September 2013.Retrieved21 October2014.
- ^"The lifetime of the Kurdish autonomy movement is short"(in Persian). Kurd Press.
- ^"Syrian opposition coalition dissolves interim government".Reuters.22 July 2014.Retrieved21 October2014.
- ^"Al-Khodr re-elected PM of Syrian interim gov't".KUNA. 15 October 2014.Retrieved18 April2015.
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