Hadi al-Bahra ( born in Damascus on Feb 13 1959 ) is a member of the Syrian opposition movement who was the President of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces from 9 July 2014 until 4 January 2015 . Al Bahra holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University in the United States . He held the position of Executive Director of Erfan and Bagedo general hospital in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia in the period 1983 – 1987 . In the period from 1987 until 2003 , became CEO of Horizon of Commercial development Co , then general manager of Horizon International Exhibitions for the period 2004 – 2005 , a company operating in the free zone in Damascus , Syria and then the CEO of Techno Media from 2005 until 2011 . Bahra has extensive experience in communications systems , information technology , interactive display systems , and the organization of conferences and events . He has employed his expertise in communications to serve the Syrian revolution since it erupted , where he contributed to the establishment of support groups to coordinate communication between the Syrian activist and the regional and international media , he worked with the opposition inside Syria , contributing to the media , relief activities and the political side of the revolution . Bahra joined the SOC in the recent expansion that took place on 31 May 2013 . He was then elected to be the general secretory of the political committee . The coalition chose him to be the chief negotiator of its delegation to the Geneva II Conference on Syria . al-Bahra was elected as president in Istanbul , Turkey on 9 July 2014 , with 62 votes , defeating his nearest rival Mouaffaq Nyrabia , who received 41 votes
Geneva II Conference on Syria
Geneva II Conference on Syria
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