# Hammouda Sabbagh

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Syrian politician

Hammouda Sabbagh حمودة الصباغ Sabbagh in 2017 Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria In office 28 September 2017 – 12 December 2024 President Bashar al-Assad Vacant Preceded by Hadiya Khalaf Abbas Succeeded by Vacant Member of the Central Command of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Baath Party In office 22 April 2017 – 8 December 2024 Personal details Born (1959-02-10) 10 February 1959 (age 67) Al-Hasakah, Syria, United Arab Republic Party Ba'ath Party (until December 2024)

**Hammouda Youssef Sabbagh** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): حمودة يوسف الصباغ, [ALA-LC](/source/ALA-LC_romanization): *Ḥammūdah Yūsuf al-Ṣabbāgh*, born 10 February 1959)[1] is a Syrian politician who served as [Speaker](/source/List_of_speakers_of_the_parliament_of_Syria) of the [People's Council of Syria](/source/People's_Council_of_Syria) from 28 September 2017 until 12 December 2024.[2] He was the first [Assyrian Christian](/source/Assyrian_Christian)[3] to have held the post,[4] and overall the second Christian to hold that post since [Fares al-Khoury](/source/Fares_al-Khoury).[5] He was elected speaker of parliament with 193 votes out of 252.[5]

He was the last Speaker under the [Ba'athist regime](/source/Ba'athist_Syria), before the parliament was suspended after the [overthrow of Bashar al-Assad](/source/Fall_of_the_Assad_regime).

## See also

- [Christianity in Syria](/source/Christianity_in_Syria)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [عضو مجلس الشعب: حمودة صباغ بن يوسف](http://www.parliament.gov.sy/arabic/index.php?node=211&nid=1253&RID=26&Last=1&First=0&CurrentPage=0&FName=%CD%E3%E6%CF%C9&LName=&City=-1&Cat=-1&Mem=-1&Com=-1&Aso=-1&or=&) (in Arabic)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Election de Hammouda Sabbagh comme président de l’Assemblée du people](http://sana.sy/fr/?p=99094) (in French)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Official Reception in Honor of His Excellency Speaker of the Syrian Parliament Mr. Hammouda Sabbagh](http://syriacpatriarchate.org/2018/01/official-reception-in-honor-of-his-excellency-speaker-of-the-syrian-parliament-mr-hammouda-sabbagh)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [انتخاب مسيحي أرثوذكسي رئيسًا لمجلس الشعب السوري](http://www.wataninet.com/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-2/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84/) (in Arabic)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lefigaro_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lefigaro_5-1) [Un chrétien élu à la tête du Parlement syrien](http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/09/28/97001-20170928FILWWW00222-un-chretien-elu-a-la-tete-du-parlement-syrien.php) (in French)

v t e Speakers of the Parliament of Syria since 1919 al-Atassi* Rida* Muayyad al-Atassi al-Khoury al-Jabiri al-Khoury Kikhya al-Dawalibi al-Kudsi al-Kuzbari al-Kudsi al-Hawrani Sadat† al-Kuzbari Ghazzi al-Atrash al-Khatib al-Yusufi al-Halabi Hadid Zuabi Kaddoura al-Otari al-Abrash al-Laham Abbas Sabbagh *president of the Syrian National Congress †within the UAR

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