Al-Hamawi came from
Qalaat al-Madiq,
Hama,
Syria. He trained as a
civil engineer and studied at
Tishreen University in
Latakia. In December 2015, al-Hamawi sent Labib al-Nahhas to
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia in order to participate in the Saudi-led rebel conference that produced the
High Negotiations Committee (HNC). but the Shura Council of Ahrar al-Sham appointed
Ali al-Omar as leader in November 2016. ==References==