Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni
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Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni is a a Muslim Brotherhood
leader in exile in London. He was born in 1938 in Aleppo
and brought up in a religious family, where his father and grandfather were both well known Muslim scholars. He joined the Muslim Brotherhood while in secondary school, in 1954, and went on to receive training as a lawyer. After spending time in prison, he emerged to become the deputy leader of the Brotherhood in 1977. He left Syria
two years later and eventually settled in Jordan
, where he remained for twenty years. He arrived in Britain
as a political refugee in 2000, after the Jordanian authorities requested he leave the country.
In the wake of the unrest in Syria he has called for the end of the Bashir Al-Assad regime and the convention of "a free conference of all the nationalist forces in Syria" which would enable "Syrians to develop a collective national alternative".
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
leader in exile in London. He was born in 1938 in Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
and brought up in a religious family, where his father and grandfather were both well known Muslim scholars. He joined the Muslim Brotherhood while in secondary school, in 1954, and went on to receive training as a lawyer. After spending time in prison, he emerged to become the deputy leader of the Brotherhood in 1977. He left Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
two years later and eventually settled in Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, where he remained for twenty years. He arrived in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
as a political refugee in 2000, after the Jordanian authorities requested he leave the country.
In the wake of the unrest in Syria he has called for the end of the Bashir Al-Assad regime and the convention of "a free conference of all the nationalist forces in Syria" which would enable "Syrians to develop a collective national alternative".