Riad Seif
Riad Seif رياض سيف | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces | |
| In office 6 May 2017 – 28 February 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawad Abu Hatab |
| Preceded by | Anas al-Abdah |
| Succeeded by | Abdurrahman Mustafa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1946 Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
Riad Seif (Arabic: رياض سيف; born 25 November 1946) is a Syrian political dissident and prominent businessman who founded and led the Forum for National Dialogue. Seif was elected to the Parliament of Syria in 1994 as an independent and again in 1998. For several years he owned an Adidas franchise in Damascus. During the Syrian civil war, he was a prominent member of the Syrian opposition and presided for a time the Syrian National Coalition.