Manaf Tlass

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Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass is a Sunni Muslim general who defected from the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad on June 6, 2012.[1]

He is the son of a former Syrian defence minister, Mustapha Tlas. His sister, Nahred Ojjeh, is a wealthy Parisian socialite married to a Saudi businessman with extensive contacts in the Gulf.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Deborah Amos, Could This Man Lead Syria After Assad?, Slate, 31 July 2012.
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