Mohammed Akkad

Mohammed Akkad (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ وَحِيدُ الْعَقَّادِ, romanized: Muḥammad Waḥīd al-ʿAqqād) is a Syrian politician and the former Governor of Aleppo.^[2]

Mohammed Wahid Akkad
Governor of Aleppo
In office 16 August 2012 – 22 October 2014[1]
President	Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by	Moafaq Khallouf
Succeeded by	Mohammad Marwan Olabi
Military service
Allegiance	Syrian Arab Republic

Akkad was appointed governor of Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 16 August 2012 during the Battle of Aleppo replacing Moafaq Khallouf.

During the Syrian civil war Akkad became the primary spokesman for the Syrian government in Aleppo.

References

1. "President al-Assad appoints new governors for 5 provinces". syriatimes.sy.
2. "Syria: 'More than 80 killed' in Aleppo University blasts". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2013.