The Islamist politician graduated in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Aleppo in 2007 and then in Sharia (Islamic law) from the University of Idlib.
Born in Jabal Zawiya (Northwest Syria) In 1983, Mohamed al Bashir was appointed by the Islamo-jihadist alliance to lead the Syrian labyrinth after the fall of Bashar al Assad, in a state where clashes between the different armed factions continue at various points in Syria.
Ahmed al-Charaa (formerly known as Abu Mohamed al Jolani), the leader who led the Islamo-jihadist alliance (HTS, Hayat Tahrir al Sham) who overthrew Al Assad, and former Syrian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghazi al Jalali are the ones who decided that Al Bashir would lead the complex Syrian puzzle, which has lived under the Al Asad family for more than five decades.
The Islamist politician graduated in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Aleppo in 2007 and later in Sharia (Islamic law) at the University of Idlibthe northeastern province that served as main fiefdom of the opposition of the Al-Assad government in recent years and where he comes from.
In 2011 he worked at the Syrian gas company as head of the precision instruments department, according to his CV. It also has several diplomas, including advanced English courses, as well as certificates in project management and administrative planning.
But he made the leap to politics after the 2011 popular uprisings against Al Assad, in the context of the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ which then spread throughout Syria and were suppressed by Al-Assad’s government. All this led to a bloody and protracted war.
Al Bashir was appointed last January as head of the ‘Salvation Government’, a kind of political branch affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al Sham or HTS, and headquartered in Idlib.
Before becoming head of the ‘Rescue Government’, he was Minister of Development and Humanitarian Affairs under the then head of that government in Idlib. Ali Keda.
What is the ‘Rescue Government’?
This government, which was established in 2017 and consists of ministries, departments and judicial and security authorities, was created to “help people who were in areas outside Damascus’ control and who could not return to obtain government services.”
Last February, groups of demonstrators took to the streets in some towns in Idlib, calling for the fall of Al Jolani, according to activists at the time, during protests that lasted for several months.
Their demands ranged from an end to human rights violations in prisons to economic reforms in the region due to poor living conditions and resistance to decision-making monopoly of HTSjust one of dozens of groups that are part of the opposition to Al Assad in Syria.
The HTS security units attacked demonstrators with clubs and gas tear gas, while Al Bashir issued a general amnesty decree for perpetrators of crimes who had shown “good behavior” to appease the population.
According to the September 2024 report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, the protests followed arrest campaigns against members of the HTS, rival groups, political parties and civilians, including women and children as young as seven, while detainees were subjected to torture.
Source: EITB
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