7 hours agoHe swore as Syria's new prime minister, who is Mohammed al-Bashir?
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)jihadists' political leader, Mohammed al-Bashir, was sworn in as interim prime minister in Syria. After Bashar al-Assad's fall, Syria is required to form a transitional government to co-ordinate humanitarian aid, reconstruction and security policies in the country. Mohammed al-Bashir controlled a small area of territory controlled by rebels before the 12-day offensive. [...]
After Bashar al-Assad's fall, Syria is required to form a transitional government to co-ordinate humanitarian aid, reconstruction and security policies in the country.
Mohammed al-Bashir controlled a small area of territory controlled by rebels prior to the 12-day offensive that brought down Assad.
Who is Mohammed al-Bashir?
Al-Bashir was born in Idlib in 1986 and graduated from engineering, law and management planning. A graduate of electrical and electronic engineering, communications guidance, from the University of Aleppos in 2007. In 2010, he conducted an advanced English language course organized by the Ministry of Education. In 2021 he received a degree in Sheryat and honorable justice from Idlib University. He then worked as an engineer overseeing the creation of a natural gas plant linked to the Syrian Gas Company.
In 2021, after the uprising in Syria against Bashar al-Assad, al-Bashir quit his job in government institutions.
Between 2022 and 2023, al-Bashir served as minister of development and humanitarian affairs.
In late November, when the HTS and other Syrian rebel groups launched an offensive in northwestern Syria, occupying Alepon, al-Bashir announced at a press conference that the offensive was a response to the Syrian regime's attacks on civilians, which he said had displaced “the thousands of” people.
On December 4th, he travelled to Aleppo to oversee the opening of government offices, praising former government officials who had returned to work.
