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 | |
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Born | 1950 (age 74–75)[1] Damascus, Syria |
Nationality | Syrian |
Career
editImadi 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
editReferences
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.