Ammar Abdulhamid

Ammar Abdulhamid (Arabic عمار عبد الحميد; born May 30, 1966) is a Syrian-born author, human rights activist, dissident, co-founder and president of the Tharwa Foundation. Ammar was featured in the Arabic version of Newsweek Magazine as one of 43 people making a difference in the Arab world in May 2005. Abdulhamid is also featured in the Freedom Collection which is a repository documenting the continued struggle for human freedom and liberty around the world and sponsored by the George W. Bush Institute at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

Personal facts

Ammar Abdulhamid
Birth dateMay 30, 1966
Birth place
Damascus , Syria
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Spouse
Khawla Yusuf

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