Omar Gharibo
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Omar Hamdo Gharibo (Arabic: عمر غريبو); is a Syrian Kurdish politician who has served as member of the People's Assembly since 5 October 2025.
Omar Gharibo | |
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عمر غريبو | |
| Member of the People's Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2026 | |
| Constituency | As-Safira and Dayr Hafir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) Tell Aran, Syria |
Biography
Gharibo born in 1982 and originates from Tell Aran, Aleppo Governorate.[1]
He holds a bachelor's degree in Sharia from Damascus University and a master’s degree in political science and international relations from Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi in Turkey.[2][1]
Before the Syrian revolution, he was detained by the Assad regime for nearly three years.[1]
Then he founded a revolutionary battalion in the Tell Aran area in 2013 and served as the first chairman of the Revolutionary Local Council, in addition to serving as a member of the General Assembly of the Free Aleppo Provincial Council.[1]
After the fall of the Assad regime, he ran for the new People’s Assembly as a representative of the Al-Safira and Deir Hafer district, and his victory in the election was announced on October 6, 2025.[1]
Political Position
One of his policy goals is enshrining the Kurdish language within the Syrian constitution.[3]