Riad Darar
Riad Hammoud Darar | |
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رياض حمود دارار | |
| Co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council | |
| In office 25 February 2017 – 20 August 2026 Serving with Amina Omar | |
| Preceded by | Haytham Manna |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Founding member of the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change | |
| In office June 2011 – August 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Bachelor's degree on Arabic language in Damascus University |
Riad Hammoud Darar (Arabic: رياض حمود دارار, born 1954) is a Syrian opposition political and social activist and author from Deir ez-Zor. He was a campaigner for human rights for Kurds in Syria since 2000. During his activism, he was imprisoned by the Syrian government for 5 years and was released in 2010.
On 25 February 2017, he was elected co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council, serving until the integration of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria into the Syrian state in 2026.