Ghassan Hitto
Ghassan Hitto | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2013 | |
| President | Moaz al-Khatib |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Damascus, United Arab Republic (now Syria) |
| Political party | Independent |
Ghassan Hitto (Template:Lang-ar) (born 1963 in Damascus with Kurdish roots) is the Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition. He left Syria in the 1980s and is a naturalized American citizen.[1] He was elected prime minister on 18 March 2013 by a narrow margin over former Syrian Arab Republic agricultural minister Assad Mustafa.[2]
Education
Hitto graduated from Purdue University in 1989 with degrees in mathematics and computer science.[3]
Career
Hitto is a former businessman who has lived in the United States for decades, most recently in Murphy, Texas.[1][4] Hitto is a naturalized American citizen. His wife, Suzanne Hitto, is an American school teacher, and all of his four children were born in the United States.[2] He has worked in the technology sector and supported the private school Brighter Horizons Academy[5] founded in 1989 by the Islamic Services Foundation (ISF).[6] He is also a founding member of the Muslim Legal Fund of America[7] created after 11 September 2001.
Hitto received 39 of 45 votes cast for the premiership. However, the BBC states that he received 35 of 48 votes.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Syrian opposition elects Hitto as provisional premier". Reuters. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ a b Barnard, Anne (19 March 2013). "Syrian Opposition Picks Ghassan Hitto as Interim Prime Minister". The New York Times.
- ^ "New Syrian opposition leader educated Indianapolis". Indystar. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Post to Facebook (18 March 2013). "Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister". USA Today. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Brighter Horizons Academy". Bhaprep.org. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Islamic Organization, Education, and Books: Islamic Services Foundation". Islamic Services. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Muslim Legal Fund of America". MLFA. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Syria opposition names Ghassan Hitto PM for rebel areas". BBC. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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