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Mohammed Akkad

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Mohammed Wahid Akkad
Governor of Aleppo
In office
16 August 2012 – 22 October 2014[1]
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byMoafaq Khallouf
Succeeded byMohammad Marwan Olabi
Military service
Allegiance Syrian Arab Republic

Mohammed Akkad (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ وَحِيدُ الْعَقَّادِ, romanizedMuḥammad 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

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  1. ^ "President al-Assad appoints new governors for 5 provinces". syriatimes.sy.
  2. ^ "Syria: 'More than 80 killed' in Aleppo University blasts". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2013.