Ghassan al-Sayyed Ahmed
Ghassan al-Sayyed Ahmed | |
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غسان السيد أحمد | |
| Governor of Deir ez-Zor | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2025[a] | |
| President | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Preceded by | Hussein al-Salama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1978 (age 46–47) Hatla, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria |
| Education | University of Aleppo |
| Nickname | Abu Elias (Arabic: أبو إلياس) |
| Military career | |
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| Battles / wars | |
Ghassan Elias al-Sayyed Ahmed (Arabic: غسان إلياس السيد أحمد) is a Syrian politician and former military soldier. He was appointed Governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate on 13 May 2025.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born in Hatla, Deir ez-Zor Governorate in 1978. He earned a law degree from the University of Aleppo in 2001, along with a diploma in international law and crime science. He is currently working on his master's thesis titled "Legal Characterization of the Crime of Siege: The Syrian Case as a Model".[1]
Role during the civil war
[edit]Upon the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, he joined the Syrian opposition early on, participating in the formation of local councils affiliated with the Syrian National Coalition, and was responsible for maintaining economic facilities in Deir ez-Zor until the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over almost all of the governorate in 2014 after defeating rival opposition factions.[1]
He participated in fighting against the Assad regime and ISIS, and lost two of his brothers in battles against ISIS. His house in Hatla was bombed by ISIS in 2014, and he survived the siege of Deir ez-Zor.[1]
In 2017, he worked in the Services Office of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG), located in northwestern Syria and under control of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, and was a member of the Shura Council of the Eastern Province Gathering in Idlib. In 2020, he became as head of the Civil Council for Displaced Persons in the Eastern Region in the SSG.[1][2]
Post-Assad
[edit]After the fall of the Assad regime, he served as deputy governor of Deir ez-Zor Governorate to Hussein al-Salama. Following al-Salama's resignation on 7 January 2025, he served as interim governor, and was officially appointed governor of the province on 13 March 2025.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "من هو غسان إلياس السيد أحمد محافظ دير الزور الجديد؟" [Who is Ghassan al-Sayyed Ahmed, the new Governor of Deir ez-Zor?]. Syria TV. 13 March 2025. Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "رئيس المجلس المدني لمهجري الشرقية "غسان السيد أحمد" يكشف لشبكة "نداء الفرات" تفاصيل اللقاء الذي جمع عدداً من نخب المنطقة الشرقية مع الصحفي السويسري "باتريك هايني"" [Ghassan Al-Sayyed Ahmed, head of the Civil Council for Displaced People from the Eastern Region, revealed to the "Euphrates Appeal" Network the details of the meeting that brought together a number of elite figures from the Eastern Region with Swiss journalist "Patrick Heini"]. Euphrates Appeal Media Network. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "محافظ دير الزور يستقيل من منصبه بعد أقل من شهر على تعيينه!" [Deir ez-Zor governor resigns less than a month after his appointment!]. Naher Media (in Arabic). 7 January 2025. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
Notes
[edit]- ^ In interim capacity from 7 January 2025 until 13 March 2025