Ahmad Jarba (Arabic: أحمد عوينان العاصي الجربا[3]), born in the city of Qamishli in 1969, is a Syrian opposition member[4] and former political prisoner.

[7] His election took place in the second round of voting of a three days meeting organized by the Coalition in order to renew its board.

[5] A July 2013 article in The Economist commented that "there is little reason to believe he will wield more influence than his predecessor, Moaz al-Khatib.

[9][10] On 13 September Ahmad Jarba met with the leader of the Movement for a Democratic Society, representing the de facto autonomous administration of the Federation of Northern Syria - Rojava, in order to form an agreement to participate in the governing of northeastern Syria.

[11] They issued a joint statement that "the monist powers insisting on one party, one flag and one nation are doomed to fail, and peoples are trying to realize their dreams for a democratic, pluralist and united Syria.