Mohammed Akkad
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Mohammed Wahid Akkad | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Aleppo | |
| In office 16 August 2012 – 22 October 2014[1] | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Moafaq Khallouf |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Marwan Olabi |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syrian Arab Republic |
Mohammed Akkad (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ وَحِيدُ الْعَقَّادِ, romanized: Muḥammad Waḥīd al-ʿAqqād) is a Syrian politician and the former Governor of Aleppo.[2]
Akkad was appointed governor of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 16 August 2012 during the Battle of Aleppo replacing Moafaq Khallouf.
During the Syrian civil war Akkad became the primary spokesman for the Syrian government in Aleppo.
References
- ^ "President al-Assad appoints new governors for 5 provinces". syriatimes.sy.
- ^ "Syria: 'More than 80 killed' in Aleppo University blasts". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2013.
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