Munther Saras
Munther Saras | |
|---|---|
منذر سراس - أبو عبادة | |
| Member of the People's Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Ahmed al-Sharaa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) Homs, Syria |
Munther Saras (Arabic: منذر سراس - أبو عبادة; born ?) is a Syrian politician and ex rebel commander who has served as member of the People's Assembly since July 2026.
Career
Munther Saras, known as "Mondher Saras" or "Abu Abada", worked as a businessman and investor in Saudi Arabia born in Homs in 1963.[1][2]
He was one of the founders of the Faylaq al-Sham on March 10, 2014, and became its commander-in-chief. He joined the Syrian National Coalition as a representative of the Faylaq al-Sham in September 2017. Subsequently, he became a representative of the National Front for Liberation in March 2021.[1][3]
He was part of the Syrian opposition delegation participating in the first round of the Astana Conference in December 2017; he was later selected as chair of the political committee of the delegation participating in several subsequent rounds, and was then elected a member of the National Coalition’s Political Bureau on July 12, 2021.[1]
Following the release of the Syrian presidential list, he became a member of the People's Assembly.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Munther Saras". The Syrian Memory Institution (in Arabic).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "The Sham Legion: Syria's Moderate Islamists - Syria in Crisis - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace". Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "المرسوم الرئاسي الخاص بأسماء أعضاء مجلس الشعب السوري الجديد" [Presidential decree regarding the names of the members of the new Syrian People's Assembly (second list, number 11)]. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) (in Arabic). 1 July 2026. Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.