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قادة سوريون حول العالم

The permanent
record of Syrians
who changed things.

Syrian Global Leaders is an editorial publication. Not a directory. Not a community page. A selective, permanent record of Syrians of consequence worldwide.

17+ Profiles on record
12+ Cities represented
7+ Sectors documented
7.2% Avg engagement rate
Rigorous Vetting standard
Mo Kowatly - Microsoft Canada, Toronto Dr. Louna Al Hallak - Stanton University, California Ruba Hachim - Microsoft Commercial Cloud EMEA, Dubai Farrah Koudsi - Founder, 7Sparx Majd Abbar - Microsoft Middle East Dr. Maher Hakim - CMU Silicon Valley Noor Sweid - Global Ventures, $300M AUM Rama Chakaki - $60M, 11 Data Centers Dr. Souhel Najjar - Neurology, New York Dr. Adib Al Attar - Medicine, Global Dr. Aula Abbara - Imperial College London Serene Hamsho - Entrepreneurship Dr. Rola Hallam - First Syrian TED Fellow, CanDo Dina Katabi - MIT, 13.29% Engagement Sami Al-Ahmad - 70,000 Students, Cairo Raed Al Saleh - Syrian Civil Defense, White Helmets Sana Hawasly - Co-Founder, Daraty Mo Kowatly - Microsoft Canada, Toronto Dr. Louna Al Hallak - Stanton University, California Ruba Hachim - Microsoft Commercial Cloud EMEA, Dubai Farrah Koudsi - Founder, 7Sparx Majd Abbar - Microsoft Middle East Dr. Maher Hakim - CMU Silicon Valley Noor Sweid - Global Ventures, $300M AUM Rama Chakaki - $60M, 11 Data Centers Dr. Souhel Najjar - Neurology, New York Dr. Adib Al Attar - Medicine, Global Dr. Aula Abbara - Imperial College London Serene Hamsho - Entrepreneurship Dr. Rola Hallam - First Syrian TED Fellow, CanDo Dina Katabi - MIT, 13.29% Engagement Sami Al-Ahmad - 70,000 Students, Cairo Raed Al Saleh - Syrian Civil Defense, White Helmets Sana Hawasly - Co-Founder, Daraty

What this is

Syrian professionals are running departments, founding companies, and publishing research at the top of their fields. Most people just haven't been paying attention.

Syrian Global Leaders exists to fix that. Not through celebration. Not through a list. Through a permanent editorial record - the kind that lasts, that can be cited, that documents contribution at the level it deserves.

Every profile on this record passed a rigorous multi-layer vetting process. Every name earned its place. That standard is the only thing that makes the record worth reading.

ما الذي نبنيه هنا

قادة سوريون حول العالم ليست قائمة، وليست منصة تواصل. هي سجل تحريري دائم يوثّق أثر السوريين في مجالاتهم - بمعايير صارمة، وبصوت واضح.

كل اسم في هذا السجل اجتاز معيار التحقق. هذا ما يجعل السجل يستحق القراءة.

Three pillars

01
Core Profiles

The permanent editorial record. Four per week. Every candidate independently vetted. No exceptions.

02
Founder's POV

Bassel ALHALABI's first-person analysis. Weekly. No spin. No positioning. What he actually thinks.

03
Context

Sector questions, field reports, contrasts, and geography. One Tuesday slot per week. Context for the record.

The Record

Every profile, on record

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Sectors

Where Syrians are building

Technology

4 profiles on record

Medicine

3 profiles on record

Entrepreneurship

3 profiles on record

Venture Capital

1 profile on record

Finance

Accepting vetted candidates

Energy

Accepting vetted candidates

Humanitarian

1 profile on record

Architecture

Reconstruction pipeline

Founder's Note

There is no shortage of Syrians doing serious work. There is a shortage of people documenting it at the level it deserves.

This record exists because serious work deserves serious documentation. Not a LinkedIn post that disappears in 48 hours. Not a press release from an organization with an agenda. An editorial record - vetted, permanent, built on evidence.

Every week, I write from one angle: what this tells us about what Syrians are actually capable of when the world pays attention. The Argument. The Pattern. The Moment. Three lenses, rotating. All first person. No spin.

The standard is high. If a candidate doesn't clear it, they don't get in. Not because I doubt their work - because a record is only worth what you keep out of it.

Bassel ALHALABI

Founder, Syrian Global Leaders

Recent POV editions

Jun 21, 2026

The argument for why the diaspora record matters more now than it did six months ago

The Argument ▪ Rotation 6

Jun 14, 2026

The pattern in how Syrian professionals build - and what it says about where they came from

The Pattern ▪ Rotation 5

Jun 7, 2026

The moment this record stopped being about documentation and became about evidence

The Moment ▪ Rotation 4

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Geography

The record spans 12+ cities

Dubai

UAE

Toronto

Canada

London

United Kingdom

New York

USA

San Francisco

USA

Doha

Qatar

Berlin

Germany

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

Stockholm

Sweden

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Paris

France

Growing

Every week

The standard

What it takes to be on this record

Syrian Global Leaders does not accept submissions. SGL does not invite candidates. SGL does not run profiles in exchange for promotion or partnership.

Every candidate is independently researched across multiple layers. The vetting process is thorough, consistent, and applied without exception. If a candidate does not clear the bar, they do not get in - regardless of name recognition or public profile.

This is not a bar we lower when the pipeline is thin. A missed week is recoverable. A weak profile on the record is permanent.

01

Documented Impact

Verifiable contribution to their field. Not potential. Not promise. What they built, ran, treated, funded, or published.

02

Verified Identity

Syrian origin is confirmed through independent research. This is a gate, not a consideration. No confirmation, no profile.

03

Consequence

Does the contribution matter at a level that belongs in a permanent record? Not every high achiever qualifies. The bar is consequence, not accomplishment.

04

Evidence

Claims are verified through primary sources. If it cannot be confirmed independently, it does not appear in the profile.

05

Editorial Independence

No subject, sponsor, or partner influences the vetting decision or the editorial content. The record answers to the standard, not to relationships.

06

Permanence

Would this profile hold up in a serious retrospective on Syrian contributions a decade from now? That is the question every candidate is measured against.

The no-exceptions rule

No profile runs in exchange for promotion. No profile runs for a subject who wants to use SGL as a platform. No sponsor can attach their name to a specific profile. If a featured subject objects to accurate editorial content, SGL verifies the facts - it does not pull the record. If the pipeline runs thin, SGL posts silence. That standard is not negotiable. It is the only thing that makes this record worth reading.

Follow the record as it builds

Four Core profiles per week - Monday through Thursday. Every Sunday, the Founder's POV. Every Tuesday, a sector question or field report. Live on LinkedIn.