Naser al-Hariri
{{short description|Syrian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Naser al-Hariri
| native_name = نصر الحريري
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Naser al-Hariri in London - 2018 (28127161168) (cropped).jpg
| alt = Naser al-Hariri in London in May 2018
| caption = al-Hariri in 2018
| order =
| office1 = President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces
| primeminister1 = Abdurrahman Mustafa
| term_start1 = 12 July 2020
| term_end1 = 12 July 2021
| predecessor1 = Anas al-Abdah
| successor1 = Salem al-Meslet
| office2 = Member of the People's Council of Syria
| term_start2 =
| term_end2 = April 2011
| alongside2 =
| president2 = Bashar al-Assad
| primeminister2 = Muhammad Naji al-Otari
| nationality = {{flag|Syria}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|08|23}}
| birth_place = Daraa, Syria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent Revolutionary Movement
| alma_mater =
}}
Naser al-Hariri ({{Langx|ar|نصر الحريري}}) is a former member of the People's Council of Syria from Daraa. Along with fellow parliamentarian Khalil al-Rifaei, also from Daraa, al-Hariri resigned from his seat in protest at the "continued killings of protesters during the 2011 protests in Syria".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13175677|title=Syria protests: Security forces shoot at mourners|work=BBC|date=23 April 2011}}
Political career
On 4 July 2013, Naser al-Hariri joined the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as a representative from the Hauran region of southern Syria.{{cite web|url=http://en.etilaf.org/coalition-components/general-body/nasr-musa-al-hariri.html|title=Nasser al-Hariri|work=National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces|date=9 July 2013 }} By 2015, he became the Secretary-General in the coalition based in Istanbul, Turkey.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/world/middleeast/syria-peace-talk-hopes-fade.html?_r=0|title=Syria Peace Hopes Dim Further as Opposition Rejects Moscow Talks|work=The New York Times|date=13 January 2015}}
In January 2017, he was one of the members of the Syrian opposition delegation that attended the peace talks in Astana.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-world/22043-the-exclusive-interview-about-the-results-of-astana-summit|title=The Exclusive Interview About the Results of Astana Summit|work=National Council of Resistance of Iran|date=27 January 2017}} In February 2017 he was appointed as the head of opposition delegation for the Geneva IV conference on Syria, scheduled to be held on 20 February.{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2a1bc3b77a844769bbd0dec93ae554a1/syrian-opposition-forces-turkish-troops-push-al-bab|title=Slow going for Turkish-backed forces in north Syria|work=AP|date=11 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017|archive-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421102033/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2a1bc3b77a844769bbd0dec93ae554a1/syrian-opposition-forces-turkish-troops-push-al-bab|url-status=dead}}
On 12 July 2020 he was elected as President of the National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces of Syria, replacing Anas al-Abdah.{{cite web |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6/2302313 |title=انتخاب سالم المسلط رئيسا عاشرا للائتلاف السوري المعارض |date=July 12, 2021 |accessdate=August 3, 2021 |work=aa.com.tr}} He was succeeded by Salem al-Meslet on 15 July 2021.{{Cite news|date=2021-07-15|title=Salem al-Meslet, New Opposition President, Met With Optimism and Pessimism|language=en-US|work=The Syrian Observer|url=https://syrianobserver.com/features/68022/salem-al-meslet-new-opposition-president-met-with-optimism-and-pessimism.html|access-date=2021-10-06}}
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Category:Members of the People's Assembly of Syria
Category:National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces members
Category:Syrian democracy activists
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