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Ammar Abdulhamid was born on 30 May, 1966 in Damascus, Syria, is a Syrian-born author. Discover Ammar Abdulhamid's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

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Occupation Author, Activist and thinker
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 30 May, 1966
Birthday 30 May
Birthplace Damascus, Syria
Nationality Syria

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His wife is Khawla Yusuf

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Children Oula and Mouhanad

Ammar Abdulhamid Net Worth

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1966

Ammar Abdulhamid (عمار عبد الحميد; born 30 May 1966) is a Syrian-born author, human rights activist, political dissident, co-founder and president of the Tharwa Foundation.

Abdulhamid was born on 30 May 1966, to Syrian actress Muna Wassef and the late Syrian filmmaker Muhammad Shahin in Damascus, Syria.

1986

He spent approximately eight years in the United States (1986–1994), studying astronomy and history.

They currently live in Washington, D.C., with their two children Oula (1986) and Mouhanad (1990) awaiting political asylum in the United States.

Oula works at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and writes regularly.

Mouhanad has recently joined the International Medical Corps team.

1987

By mid-1987, Ammar embraced the religion of his father, Islam and was a committed Sunni Muslim.

He told he had the intention of flying to Afghanistan via Pakistan to join the Mujahideen and fight in the Soviet–Afghan War but decided against it once he found out that after the Soviet withdrawal, the Mujahideen were fighting each other.

1992

He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in history.

1994

He returned to Damascus in September 1994.

1995

Ammar briefly taught social studies at the Pakistan International School of Damascus (PISOD) then located in Mazzeh, Damascus, between 1995 and 1997.

He married author and human-rights activist Khawla Yusuf.

2004

Abdulhamid was a visiting fellow in the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution 2004–2006.

Abdulhamid was a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and is member of its Syria Working Group.

2005

Ammar was featured in the Arabic version of Newsweek Magazine as one of 43 people making a difference in the Arab world in May 2005.

Adbulhamid and Yusuf fled Damascus in September 2005, after calling for the overthrow of the Assad government.

2006

Abdulhamid was the first Syrian to ever testify in front of American Congress 2006/2008 against what he viewed as crimes by the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and briefed presidents of the United States among other world leaders.

2012

In April 2012, a delegation of Syrian opposition members including Abdulhamid, visited Pristina, Kosovo.

Abdulhamid said Kosovo had walked the path of civil war which "would be very useful for us" to learn from.

The visit was used by Russian disinformation campaigns to suggest that a Syrian training camp would be created in Kosovo.

In 2012, Abdulhamid warned of deepening sectarianism in Syria as a result of government responses to the uprising.

2014

In 2014, Abdulhamid called for the United States to arm the Syrian opposition, enforce a no-fly zone and expand U.S. military action beyond Iraq.

Abdulhamid and Yusuf have founded several politically oriented foundations: