Humaydi Daham al-Hadi
Syrian politician (1936–2022)
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Sheikh Humaydi Daham al-Hadi (also Hamidi Daham al-Hadi and Hmeidi Daham al-Jarba; Arabic: حميدي دهام الهادي الجربا, 1936 – 10 November 2022) was the leader of the Arab tribe of Shammar in Syria.
Sheikh Humaydi Daham al-Hadi | |
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| Native name | حميدي دهام الهادي الجربا |
| Other names | Hamidi Daham al-Hadi, Hmeidi Daham al-Jarba |
| Born | c. 1936 |
| Died | November 10, 2022 (aged 86) Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq |
Cause of death | Cancer |
| Allegiance |   Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Military affiliation |  Al-Sanadid Forces |
Service years | 2014–2022 |
Rank | Tribal leader and politician |
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| Children | Bandar al-Humaydi |
| Other work | Secretary General of the Democratic Conservative Party (Syria) |
Biography
Al-Hadi al-Jarba was born in Tall Ulu al-Ula, al-Hasakah Governorate in 1936,[1] to Daham ibn al-Hadi ibn al-Assi al-Jarba (1890–1976), who was the leader of Shammar tribe and a member in the People's Assembly of Syria.
In 2014, he was given a role described variously as co-president and co-governor of Jazira canton of Rojava in northern Syria.[2][3][4][5] He has actively promoted the campaign against ISIL, and has been a severe critic of Wahhabism.[2][6]
His son Bandar al-Humaydi is military leader of al-Sanadid Forces.[2]
He chaired a meeting of Arab tribal representatives in August 2017 that resulted in the foundation of the Democratic Conservative Party.[7] He was subsequently chosen as the party's first secretary general.[8] In March 2019, he traveled from northern Syria to Damascus, the Khmeimim Air Base and Baghdad for talks with Syrian, Russian and Iraqi officials. The visit was interpreted as a sign of his willingness to abandon the PYD in favour of the Syrian government.[9]
On 10 November 2022, he died at hospital in Erbil, aged 86.[1][10][11]