Issam al-Attar
Issam al-Attar عصام العطار | |
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Supreme Guide of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood | |
In office 1961–1980 | |
Deputy | Ali Sadreddine Al-Bayanouni |
Preceded by | Mustafa al-Siba'i |
Succeeded by | Adnan Saad al-Din |
Personal details | |
Born | 1927 (age 87–88) French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon |
Citizenship | Syrian |
Relations | Najah al-Attar (sister) |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Issam al-Attar (Arabic: عصام العطار) is a former Muslim Brotherhood leader in exile in Germany. He was born in 1927 in Syria. He was the second Supreme Guide of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, taking over from its founder, Dr. Mustafa al-Siba'i, in 1961.[1]
Attar was denied re-entry to Syria by the newly installed Ba'athist government following a haj trip to Mecca in 1963, and has lived in exile in Germany since the 1970s.[1] Attar was in turn removed from his position as Supreme Guide in 1980 as a result of poor health and due to repeated government victories in the Islamic uprising in Syria.[1] He has led the Talaa’i organization in Germany since the late 1970s, which works mostly with non-Syrian Muslims. He still consults with the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood on Syria related issues.[2]
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "History Repeats Itself as Tragedy". Foreign Policy. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ "The Battle within Syria: An Interview with Muslim Brotherhood Leader Ali Bayanouni". The Jamestown Foundation. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2012.