Mohammed Akkad

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Mohammed Wahid Akkad
Governor of Aleppo
Assumed office
16 August 2012
PresidentBashar Al-Assad
Preceded byMoafaq Khallouf
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Republic

Mohammed Akkad is a Syrian politician and the current Governor of Aleppo.[1]

Akkad was appointed 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

  1. ^ "Syria: 'More than 80 killed' in Aleppo University blasts". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2013.