Mustafa Al-Sheikh
Mustafa Ahmad al-Sheikh (Arabic: مصطفى أحمد الشيخ) was the founder and head of the Free Syrian Army's Higher Military Council in 2012, during the Syrian Civil War. He was a brigadier general in the Syrian Army prior to his defection in December 2011.
Mustafa Ahmad al-Sheikh | |
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| Native name | Arabic: مصطفى أحمد الشيخ |
| Born | 2 June 1957 Atme, Idlib Governorate, Syria |
| Allegiance | Syria (1979–2011) Syrian opposition (2012) |
| Service/ | Syrian Army (1979–2011) Free Syrian Army (March–December 2012) |
| Years of service | 1979–2012 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands held | Head of the Higher Military Council (February–December 2012) |
| Battles/wars | Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War |
| Children | 4 |
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