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Hussein al-Sharaa

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Hussein al-Sharaa
حسين الشرع
al-Sharaa speaking at the Tuesday Economic Symposium in Damascus in 1992
Born1946 (age 78–79)
Fiq, Syria
Alma materUniversity of Baghdad
Occupation(s)Academic and Arab nationalist
MovementNasserism
Children7, including Maher, Hazem, Jamal, Ali, Ahmed, and two daughters

Hussein Ali al-Sharaa[a] (born 1946)[1] is a Syrian economist and former Arab nationalist activist. He is the father of the current president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Biography

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Hussein al-Sharaa was born in Fiq, Golan Heights, Syria. His father, Ali Mohammed al-Sharaa, was a landowner and his family owned most of the lands of Fiq.[2][3] Hussein al-Sharaa's grandfather, Mohammed Khalid al-Sharaa, and uncles were among the fighters against French colonialism.[4] The family were displaced in 1967 after the Israeli occupation during the Six-Day War.[5]

While some reports said that Hussein and Farouk al-Sharaa belongs to the same family,[6][7] the report is denied by MENA Research Center.[8]

Hussein al-Sharaa was an Arab nationalist student activist for the Nasserists in Syria. He was imprisoned by Syrian neo-Ba'athists during the anti-Nasserist purges initiated after the 1961 and 1963 coup d'états, which broke up the United Arab Republic and propelled the Arab Socialist Ba'ath party to power.[5] Al-Sharaa later escaped prison to complete his higher studies in Iraq in 1971. During this period, he travelled to Jordan to co-operate with the Palestinian fedayeen of the Palestine Liberation Organization. After returning to Syria in the 1970s, then under Hafez al-Assad's rule, he was again imprisoned before being released and finding asylum in Saudi Arabia.[5] He wrote several political books.[9]

He is a graduate in economics from the University of Baghdad.[10]

Books

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He has published numerous books in Arabic on regional economic development, particularly focusing on natural resources and their potential contribution to education, agriculture, and military advancement.[10][11]

Notes

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  1. ^ Arabic: حسين علي الشرع, romanized: Ḥusayn ʿAlī al-Sharaʿ

References

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  1. ^ "Abu Mohammad al-Jolani". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ "باحث اقتصادي، معلومات عن حسين الشرع والد أبو محمد الجولاني" [Economic researcher, information about Hussein al-Sharaa, father of Abu Muhammed al-Julani]. Veto (in Arabic). 7 December 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "HTS seeks 'moderate rebrand' to secure seat in negotiations". The New Arab. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ "سيرة والد الجولاني بقلمه" [Biography of Al-Julani's father written by him]. Al-jumhuriya (in Arabic). 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "The Jihadist". PBS. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "مصادر: الجولاني قريب فاروق الشرع.. درس الفقه على يد عالم دمشقي في المزة" [Sources: Al-Julani is a relative of Farouk al-Sharaa. He studied jurisprudence at the hands of a Damascene scholar in Mezzeh]. Enab Baladi (in Arabic). 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ "قائد الإدارة الجديدة في سوريا التقى فاروق الشرع ودعاه لحوار وطني" [The leader of the new administration in Syria met Farouk al-Sharaa and invited him for a national dialogue]. Asharq Al-Awsat (in Arabic). 22 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ^ Al-Romoh, Ahmad (14 January 2024). "Jabhat Al-Nusra and Al-Golani, signs of formation". MENA Research Center. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. ^ "والده خبير اقتصادي وكاتب له عدة مؤلفات.. معلومات تنشر لأول مرة عن أسرة أبو محمد الجولاني" [His father is an economist and author of several books.. Information published for the first time about the family of Abu Mohammad al-Julani]. Al-Masdar Online (in Arabic). 1 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Syria war: Inside the world of HTS leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani". Middle East Eye. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024.
  11. ^ "سيرة ذاتية تفسر التحولات: من داخل عوالم زعيم هيئة تحرير الشام أبي محمد الجولاني" [A Biography Explaining the Transformations: Inside the Worlds of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani]. Syria TV (in Arabic). 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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