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Dima Moussa
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ديما موسى
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| Vice President of the National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces of Syria | |
| In office 12 September 2023 – 12 February 2025 |
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| President | Hadi al-Bahra |
| In office 7 May 2018 – 1 July 2020 |
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| President | Abdurrahman Mustafa |
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| Born | 18 July 1978 Aleppo, Syria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Syrian National Coalition (2016–2025) |
| Education | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS) DePaul University (JD) |
Dima Moussa (born 18 July 1978) is a lawyer and politician from Syria. She has been a Vice President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, which is a group working for change in Syria. She held this role from 2018 to 2020 and again from 2023 to 2025. Dima Moussa also helped start the Syrian Women's Political Movement. She works hard to make sure everyone is included in politics, that boys and girls are treated equally, and that Syria becomes a more democratic country.
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Early Life and Education
Dima Moussa was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1978. Her father, Naim, was an electrical engineer, and her mother was Margaret. She also has one brother. Even though she was born in Aleppo, her family originally came from Homs. Dima Moussa grew up in a Syriac Orthodox Christian family.
When she was 15, in the mid-1990s, her close family left Syria. They moved because of the political situation in the country at that time. Other relatives stayed in Homs until 2012. They had to leave their homes then because of fighting in the area.
Dima Moussa went to college in the United States. She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Later, she studied law and received a law degree from DePaul University.
Career and Advocacy
Dima Moussa became a lawyer in the United States and worked there until late 2012. She is known for supporting women's rights and for wanting to see more democracy in Arab countries. While she was studying law, she volunteered at the Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University. There, she focused on understanding the legal rights of women in Arab countries.
Joining the Syrian Opposition
When protests started in Syria in 2011, Dima Moussa got involved with groups working for change. She joined the opposition movement later that year. She spoke for the Revolutionary Council of Homs, which was a group of local people and organizations working against the government.
Dima Moussa was one of the first members of the Syrian National Council. In 2014, she represented a group called the Homs Quarters Union. This group brought attention to the difficult living conditions and human rights concerns during the Siege of Homs. She shared information about how hard it was for people to live there and how humanitarian aid had not reached them for a long time.
Working for Women's Rights
In October 2016, Dima Moussa joined the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. She strongly believes in women's rights and wants women to have a bigger role in politics. Because of this, she helped create the Syrian Women's Political Movement in October 2017. She was part of its main leadership team until mid-2020.
In March 2018, Dima Moussa took part in the Conscience Convoy. This was an international effort to make people aware of Syrian women who were being held by the government. On International Women's Day in 2018, she asked women around the world to hold peaceful protests. She wanted to highlight the unfair treatment of Syrian women, including violence and being held against their will.
Leadership Roles
In May 2018, Dima Moussa was chosen as a Vice President of the Syrian National Coalition. She served two terms in this important role, until July 2020.
Moussa also played a key part in speaking out against a law called Law No. 10. This law, passed in 2018, dealt with property rights. Many people worried it could prevent Syrian refugees from getting their homes back. She helped raise awareness about this issue. She said that this law showed the government was not truly committed to making real political changes.
In September 2019, Dima Moussa was chosen to be part of the Syrian Constitutional Committee. This committee was set up by the United Nations to help create a new constitution for Syria.
Personal Life
Dima Moussa can speak several languages. She speaks Arabic, English, and Neo-Aramaic.
