Issam al-Attar
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Issam al-Attar (Arabic: عصام العطار; 1927 – 3 May 2024) was a Muslim Brotherhood leader, a symbol of resistance to Hafez al-Assad, in exile in Aachen, Germany since the 1970s.
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Issam al-Attar | |
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عصام العطار | |
Personal | |
Born | 1927 (1927) |
Died | 3 May 2024(2024-05-03) (aged 96–97) Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Religion | Islam |
Citizenship | Syrian |
Denomination | Sunni |
Movement | Salafiyya[1] |
Relations | Mohammed Reda al-Attar (father) Najah al-Attar (sister) Ali Al-Tantawi (father-in-law) Ali Ghaleb Himmat (son-in-law) |
Muslim leader | |
Predecessor | Mustafa al-Siba'i |
Successor | Adnan Saad al-Din |
Supreme Guide of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood | |
In office 1961–1973 | |
Deputy | Ali Sadreddine Al-Bayanouni |
Preceded by | Mustafa al-Siba'i |
Succeeded by | Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda |
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