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Imad Moustapha

Imad Moustapha
عماد مصطفى
Imad Moustapha (left) and U.S. President George W. Bush
Dr. Imad Moustapha (left) and U.S. President George W. Bush
5th Ambassador of Syria to China
In office
December 2011[1] – February 2022
Succeeded byMohammad Hassaneh Khalil Haddam
9th Ambassador of Syria to the United States
In office
1 January 2004 – December 2011
Preceded byRostom Al-Zoubi
Succeeded byZuheir Jabbour
Personal details
Born (1959-03-11) 11 March 1959 (age 65)
Aleppo, Syria
SpouseRafif
ChildrenSidra, Saree
Residence(s)Damascus, Syria
ProfessionCivil Servant, Diplomat
Websitehttp://imad_moustapha.blogs.com/

Imad Moustapha (Arabic: عماد مصطفى; born 11 March 1959) is a former Syrian Ambassador to China[2] and the United States.[3]

Biography

Imad Moustapha was born in Aleppo on 11 March 1952.[4]

He was Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology (IT) at the University of Damascus, and Secretary General of the Arab School on Science and Technology. He is a co-founder of the Network of Syrian Scientists, Technologists and Innovators Abroad (NOSSTIA). This organization was involved in establishing Meedan, "a non-profit social technology company which aims to increase cross-language interaction on the web, with particular emphasis on translation and aggregation services in Arabic and English."[5]

Media

Imad Moustapha regularly writes in the print media and appears on television, representing the Syrian government position. He has also occasionally appeared at public lectures, think-tanks, and world-affairs councils.[6]

Personal

His wide range of interests include: globalization, cultural identities, social and economic impacts of the Internet, and Western classical music.

Allegations of espionage

On 25 June 2011, the Washington Bureau chief of Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai reported in NOW Lebanon that Ambassador Mustapha was engaged in various espionage activities, as well as threats to Syrians living in the US.[7] Facing possible repercussions from an FBI investigation into the matter, Mustapha moved to China in February 2012.[8] According to CNN political analyst Josh Rogin in 2017, before Mustapha departed for Beijing he had left in place a network of friends, Syrian Americans and others who had close ties to the regime and would lobby on Bashar al-Assad's behalf.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "سيريانيوز :: من بينهم السفير عماد مصطفى مرسوم يقضي بإعادة 4 سفراء سوريين الى الادارة المركزية". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  2. ^ "Syria: 5,000 Chinese Uyghurs fighting in Syria". Middle East Monitor. May 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Syria recalls its envoy to US - embassy official". Reuters. October 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Imad Moustapha: Curriculum Vitae".
  5. ^ Meedan
  6. ^ "Imad Moustapha: Give Syria a place at the table | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Viewpoints". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  7. ^ "Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Washington should expel Imad Mustafa". Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  8. ^ Rogin, Josh (2012-02-14). "MIA Syrian ambassador moved to China". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  9. ^ Rogin, Josh (2017-01-29). "Opinion | How Tulsi Gabbard became Assad's mouthpiece in Washington". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08.
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