Ahmed Al Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, is a prominent figure in the Syrian conflict, commanding thousands of men in an armed rebellion against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Born in Riyadh to Syrian parents, Jolani was inspired by the Second Palestinian Intifada and later became a jihadist in Iraq after the US invasion in 2003.
Jolani's rise to power began when he established Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Jabhat Al Nusra, with support from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Over the years, he strategically split from Al Qaeda to form Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and later Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, distancing himself from his radical past to present a more moderate image.
