Hassan al-Nouri (Arabic: حسن النوري) (born September 2, 1960)[1] is a Syrian politician who was a candidate for the Syrian presidential election in June 2014.[2]

Hassan al-Nouri
حسن النوري
Hassan al-Nouri in June 2014
Minister of Administrative Development
In office
27 August 2014 – 29 March 2017
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterWael al-Halqi
Imad Khamis
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySalam Safaf
Leader of NIACS
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the People's Assembly
In office
1998–2003
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Personal details
Born (1960-09-02) September 2, 1960 (age 63)
Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria
Political partyNIACS
ResidenceDamascus
Alma materDamascus University
John F. Kennedy University (PhD)
ProfessionPolitician

Life and career edit

Nouri was born in Damascus, and obtained a bachelor in Economics and Commerce from the Damascus University in 1982, as well as a PhD in General Management from John F. Kennedy University in 1989. He was the Secretary of the Damascus Chamber of Industry from 1997 to 2000.[3] Nouri lost the 2014 election to Bashar Al Assad, with 4.3% or 500,279 votes, according to SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hassan Al Nouri Curriculum Vitae". isbm-me.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Bashar Hafez al-Assad wins post of President of Syria with sweeping majority of votes at 88.7%". Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ^ Observer, The Syrian. "Who's who: Hassan Al-Nouri". The Syrian Observer. Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.