Who is Transitional Government President Ahmed al-Shara?

Ahmed Shara has been declared the president of the transitional government as the leader of Syria's new administration. So, who is Syrian President Ahmed Shara (Muhammad al-Julani) and how old is he?

WHO IS AHMED SHARA?

Ahmed Shara, known as the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), was actually born in Saudi Arabia in 1982, and his real name is Ahmed Hussein al-Shara. The pseudonym Muhammad al-Julani, which he used in the past, comes from the history of his family, who left their homes in Syria's Golan Heights during the 1967 war.

His family returned to Syria in the late 1980s, and in 2003, Ahmed Shara went to Iraq to fight against the US intervention in Iraq, joining Al-Qaeda. During this period, he spent some time in an American prison. With the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2011, he emerged on the scene by founding the Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front. Over time, this organization transformed into Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

Breaking its ties with Al-Qaeda in 2016, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, under Shara's leadership, began to act in a more organized manner with the aim of gaining international legitimacy. Shara emphasizes that they will protect minorities in the territories they govern.

News Source: 12punto