Fares Shehabi
Fares Shehabi | |
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| Member of the People's Assembly of Syria | |
| In office 6 June 2016 – 2020 | |
| Constituency | Aleppo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Citizenship | United States Syria |
| Party | Independent |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Ohio State University | |
Fares Shehabi (Arabic: فارس الشهابي; born 1972)[1] is a Syrian businessman and politician.
Personal life
Shehabi belongs to a family whose origins trace back to the city of al-Bab, east of Aleppo. The family name has been associated with Hikmat al-Shihabi, who served as head of Military Intelligence from 1971 to 1974, and later as Chief of the General Staff.[2] He holds U.S. citizenship, according to a senior official in the European Union.[3] He obtained a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering in 1996 from Ohio State University.[4]
Career
In 1990, he founded Alpha Pharmaceuticals in al-Mansoura, west of Aleppo, on an area of 63,000 square meters to produce various types of medicines, and it became one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the country. Its management was headed by his father, Ahmad Shehabi.[2] Al-Shihabi stood as an independent candidate in the 2016 elections for the People's Assembly, representing Aleppo Governorate.[5] He lost his campaign for re-election in the 2020 elections.[6]
References
- ^ السوري, مجلس الشعب. "عضو مجلس الشعب: فارس الشهابي". مجلس الشعب السوري.
- ^ a b "الشهابي فارس صناعيٌّ ليس كغيره". ayn-almadina.com.
- ^ "فارس الشهابي... ذراع النظام في حلب". September 6, 2016.
- ^ "رجل من هذا الزمن".
- ^ Am, لندن-عربي21 04:06 (June 10, 2016). "هؤلاء هم المرشحون الثلاثة لرئاسة حكومة الأسد". عربي21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Z.M, Editor 037 (July 21, 2020). "فارس شهابي يفهم رسالة "الطاعة أو العقاب" بعد خسارة الانتخابات".
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