Abdul Hakim Bashar
Abdul Hakim Hawas Bashar | |
|---|---|
عبد الحكيم حواس بشار | |
| Member of the People's Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1958 Khalid, Hasakah Governorate, United Arab Republic |
| Party | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria |
Other political affiliations | Kurdish National Council |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
Abdul Hakim Hawas Bashar[a] (born 15 May 1958[1]) is a Syrian Kurdish paediatrician and politician[2] who was appointed as a member of the People's Assembly on 1 July 2026. A member of the Kurdish National Council (ENKS),[3] he co-founded the party and was formerly its president.[4] In 2026, he was appointed to the national legislature of Syria, the People's Assembly, by Ahmed al-Sharaa.[3]
Bashar formerly led the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria,[5] and is currently a member of its political bureau.[6] He also served as the second vice president of the Syrian Interim Government from 2016 to 2017. He attended the 2017 Geneva peace talks on Syria as a delegate of ENKS, and in 2021, he was part of a group that met the UN secretary general.[7]
Biography
Abdul Hakim Hawas Bashar was born on 15 May 1958 in Khalid, a village near the town of Amuda in Hasakah Governorate. He graduated from Damascus University in 1987 as a paediatrician. He joined the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Bashar was elected member of the party's central committee in 1991, and a member of its political bureau in 1996.[2]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Snapshots of Abd al-Hamid Hajj Darwish and Abdulhakim Bashar: The KDP and PUK's Kurdish Proxy Leaders in Syria - Jamestown". jamestown.org. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Who's who: Abdulhakim Bashar - The Syrian Observer". 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Syria announces Sharaa's parliamentary appointees, SDF Kurds sidelined - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (2 April 2017). "Kurdish National Council suspends participation in Syria peace talks". ARA News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Dri, Karwan Faidhi (1 July 2026). "Few Kurds among Sharaa's picks for Syrian interim parliament". Rudaw. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "صدور أسماء الثلث المكمل لأعضاء مجلس الشعب السوري.. والدكتور عبدالحكيم بشار عضواً في مجلس الشعب" [Names of the "supplementary third" of the Syrian People's Council members announced; Dr. Abdul Hakim Bashar becomes a member]. www.pdk-s.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Syrian Kurds to meet UN officials in New York". Syrian Kurds to meet UN officials in New York. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2026.