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Faisal Mekdad was born on 1954 in Ghasm, Daraa Governorate, Syria, is a Syrian politician and diplomat. Discover Faisal Mekdad'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 70 years old?

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1954

Faisal Mekdad (فيصل المقداد; born 1954) is a Syrian diplomat and politician who has been Foreign Minister of Syria since 2020.

Faisal Mekdad was born in the village of Ghasm in Daraa Governorate in 1954.

1978

He graduated in 1978 from Damascus University with a degree in English.

1993

He later got his PhD in English Literature from Charles University in Prague in 1993.

While at Charles University, he was a part of the International Union of Students.

He was also a member of the executive office of Revolutionary Youth Union.

He was active in the Syrian student movement and student leadership at Damascus University, where he won the first prize for his intellectual research on the history of the Asian student movement that was organized at all levels of Syrian universities.

After graduating from Charles University, Mekdad became a diplomat in the Syrian Foreign Ministry.

1995

In 1995, he became a member of the Permanent Syrian Delegation to the UN where he represented Syria in numerous conferences.

1996

In 1996, he was appointed as the Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, under Mikhail Wehbe.

2003

He served as Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2003 until 2006.

In 2003, Mekdad became the Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, a position he held until 2006, when he was appointed as Deputy Foreign Minister.

Holds the Order of Civil Merit from the Spanish King Juan Carlos.

2013

He has promoted the government's claim that his government is fighting armed terrorist insurgents, and when asked by a BBC reporter whether he believes his government is winning the war in 2013, he responded saying "We shall win it, we are winning it, yes."

Mekdad was a part of the delegation representing the Syrian government during the Geneva II Conference on Syria.

The other members with him were Bashar Jaafari, Omran al-Zoubi, Bouthaina Shaaban, Walid Muallem, and Luna Shabal.

In January 2021, the European Union added Mekdad to its sanction list, due to his role during the civil war.

The United Kingdom followed two months later, saying he "shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population".

Faisal Mekdad is married and has one son and two daughters.

Mekdad's father was kidnapped by gunmen on 18 May 2013 in his village of Ghasm.

He speaks Arabic and English fluently and is familiar with Czech and German.

2020

On 22 November 2020, Mekdad became the Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the death of Walid Muallem.

Mekdad has denied accusations of his government's alleged crackdown on protesters after the start of the Syrian civil war.

He has held interviews with Western and Arab Media outlets about the uprising, where he has spoken in support of Bashar al-Assad.