Mohammed Akkad (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ وَحِيدُ الْعَقَّادِ, romanized: Muḥammad Waḥīd al-ʿAqqād) is a Syrian politician and the former Governor of Aleppo.[2]
Mohammed Wahid Akkad | |
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Governor of Aleppo | |
In office 16 August 2012 – 22 October 2014[1] | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Preceded by | Moafaq Khallouf |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Marwan Olabi |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syrian Arab Republic |
Akkad was appointed governor of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 16 August 2012 during the Battle of Aleppo replacing Moafaq Khallouf.
During the Syrian civil war Akkad became the primary spokesman for the Syrian government in Aleppo.
References
edit- ^ "President al-Assad appoints new governors for 5 provinces". syriatimes.sy.
- ^ "Syria: 'More than 80 killed' in Aleppo University blasts". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2013.