Lamia al Hariri (Arabic: لمياء الحريري) is Syria's former chargée d'affaires in the Republic of Cyprus who defected to Qatar in July 2012.
[3] She is the daughter of the retired major general Mohammad Al Hariri, a former deputy interior minister.
[6] Two members of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) confirmed her defection on 25 July 2012.
[1] On 25 July 2012, her husband Abdelatif al-Dabbagh, former Syrian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, also defected to Qatar and joined his wife, Lamia al Hariri.
[8] On 26 July 2012, SANA issued a statement of Syria Foreign Ministry, stating that Lamia al Hariri was not an ambassador, but a diplomat working at the Syrian Embassy in Cyprus and that her mission was to manage the Embassy's affairs until an ambassador or charge d'affaires is appointed.