Mohammad Jihad al-Laham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Speaker of the Parliament of Syria
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Place of Birth: Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
About Mohammad Jihad al-Laham
- Mohammad Jihad al-Laham (Arabic: ???? ???? ???????, born 13 January 1954) is a Syrian politician who has been the Speaker of the People's Council of Syria from 2012 to 2016.
- A prominent criminal lawyer, al-Laham heads the Damascus office of the Syrian Lawyers' Syndicate.On 7 May 2012, al-Laham was elected as a representative of Damascus.
- On 24 May 2012, al-Laham was elected as Speaker of Parliament.
- He received 225 votes out of 250.
- His selection was one of the first acts of the new Parliament of Syria.
- He is a member of the Ba'ath Party of Syria.
- Upon his election as Speaker, al-Laham stated that "Syria is passing through a stage that requires every individual to exert his efforts" and that "the Assembly should be a mirror that reflects the reality of all Syrians and meet their aspirations."
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