The Syrian Coalition’s General Assembly today elected Anas al-Abdah a new president of the Syrian Coalition. Mouaffaq Nyrabia, Abdul Hakim Bashar, and Samira al-Masalma were elected as vice-presidents, while Abdel-Ilah Fahd was elected as Secretary-General.
Abdah has succeeded outgoing President Khaled Khoja. The General Assembly will also elect 19 new members of the political committee.
The General Assembly amended articles 21 and 8 of the Syrian Coalition’s bylaws to allow previous presidents of the Coalition to run for president a year after the end of their term in office. (Source: Syrian Coalition)