Suheir Atassi
Suhair al-Atassi | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2012 Serving with Riad Seif | |
| President | Moaz al-Khatib |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Relations | Jamal al-Atassi (father) |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
| Occupation | Vice-president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Lawyer |
| Known for | Democracy activist Women's activist Secular activist |
Suheir Atassi (سهير الأتاسي Suhair al-ʾAtāsī; born 1971) is the leading female secular activist in the Syrian opposition, and since November 2012 co-vice-president of the opposition government.[1] She had previously run the media wing of the banned Jamal Atassi Forum, which was named after her father, a founding member of the Ba'ath Party who later left and founded the Democratic Arab Socialist Union.[2]
Atassi was born in Damascus in 1971 to a prominent political family from Homs. She studied French literature and education at the University of Damascus, and was active in the Damascus Spring, helping to form the and run the Jamal al-Atassi Forum. She revived the forum online in 2009 in order to help promote democracy and human rights in Syria.[3] On 16 March 2011 she was arrested for her activities.
References
- ^ Syria crisis: Gulf states recognise Syria opposition
- ^ "Q&A: Syrian activist Suhair Atassi". Al Jazeera. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
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