Mervat Toto

Mervat Toto
ميرفت توتو
Member of the People's Assembly
Assumed office
1 July 2026
Appointed byAhmed al-Sharaa
Personal details
BornMervat Muhammad Subhi Toto
1981 (age 44–45)

Mervat Muhammad Subhi Toto (Arabic: ميرفت محمد صبحي توتو; born 1981) is a Syrian politician who has served as member of the People's Assembly since July 2026.

Career

Toto was born in 1981 in Idlib. She has a degree in trade and economics and was the widow of Abu Omar Saraqib, a well-known jihadist commander killed in a US airstrike in September 2016.[1][2][3][4]

Following the release of the Syrian presidential list, she became a member of the People's Assembly.[5] She is the first veiled female MP to join the Assembly. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Alabi, Rizik (13 July 2026). "'The Absence of Applause Was Not Accidental': Syria's Parliament Opens With a Quiet Break From the Assad Era".
  2. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/air-strike-kills-top-commander-of-former-nusra-group-in-syria-idUSKCN11E2YG/
  3. ↑ "Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in Syria Eulogize Abu Umar Saraqib, Military Commander Killed in Airstrike". 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ https://omrandirasat.org/maps/%d9%85%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b7-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b9%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-2026/?dimension=selection_method&value=%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86
  5. ↑ "المرسوم الرئاسي الخاص بأسماء أعضاء مجلس الشعب السوري الجديد". 1 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.