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Riad Darar

Riad Hammoud Darar is a Syrian opposition political and social activist and author from Deir ez-Zor. He was a campaigner for human rights for Kurds in Syria since 2000. During his activism, he was imprisoned by the Syrian government for 5 years and was released in 2010. On 25 February 2017, he was elected as the co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council.

Early life
Riad Darar was born in Deir ez-Zor in 1954. He received a bachelor's degree on Arabic language some time later, and became a preacher and an imam at a mosque in Deir ez-Zor. ==Political career==
Political career
Since 2000, Riad Darar became a political activist and began to work with various non-governmental organizations. On 10 June 2010, Riad Darar was released from prison. In August 2014, he resigned from the NCC due to the lack of unity. On 25 February 2017, during the second conference of the Syrian Democratic Council in al-Malikiyah, Riad Darar was elected as the co-leader of the SDC, replacing Haytham Manna, another former NCC member who resigned from the SDC. Riad Darar then announced his support for federalism and democracy in Syria, including in Deir ez-Zor. ==See also==
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