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Mohammad Jihad al-Laham is a Syrian politician who has been the Speaker of the People's Council of Syria since 2012. A prominent criminal lawyer, al-Laham heads the Damascus office of the Syrian Lawyers' Syndicate.[1]
On 7 May 2012, al-Laham was elected as a representative of Damascus.[2] On May 24, 2012, al-Laham was elected as Speaker of Parliament.[3] He received a 225 votes out of 250.[4] His selection was one of the first acts of the new Parliament of Syria.[5] He is a member of the Baath party of Syria.[6] Upon his election as Speaker, al-Laham stated that "Syria is passing through a stage that requires every individual to exert his efforts" and that "the Assembly should be a mirror that reflects the reality of all Syrians and meet their aspirations."[7]
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