Yousef Suleiman al-Ahmad | |
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Minister of State | |
In office 14 April 2011 –2012 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Adel Safar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Hasaka |
Political party | Syrian Communist Party |
Alma mater | University of Damascus |
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Ahmad was born in Hasaka in 1956. [1] He earned a degree in economics from the University of Damascus in 1990,and a degree from the Institute of Social Sciences in Moscow.
Ahmad was a member of the People's Assembly in 1994,and deputy head of the financial laws committee. He has been a member of the Politburo of the Syrian Communist Party since 1995. He served as minister of state in charge of administrative development affairs. [1] [2]
The UK government included Ahmad in the list of Syrian individuals on 26 March 2013 whose assets were frozen. [1]
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