Louay Almokdad

Louay Almokdad (Arabic: لؤي المقداد; born 20 December 1982) is a Syrian-British politician and businessman.

He studied in Damascus until high school, and graduated from the American University in Cyprus with a major in Political Science.

[4][5] On 12 December 2012, Syrian government issued arrest warrants against Almokdad, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and future bloc deputy Okab Sakr, accusing them of providing financial support for Syrian opposition groups.

According to a memo sent by Interpol to its offices in Arab countries and around the world, the organization decided not to keep the arrest warrants in its database and will not cooperate with them based on its regulations as "it is strictly forbidden for the organization to undertake any intervention or activities based on political issues.

"[7] Almokdad established several institutions which concerned itself with the political and media affairs of the Middle East, including the "Masarat"[8] Foundation, which is competent in Syrian, humanitarian and relief affairs, particularly with regards to fighting extremist ideologies which are among some of the conflicting factions in Syria.