title: Hassan al-Nouri
text: # Hassan al-Nouri
  
  Hassan al-Nouri (Arabic: حسن النوري) (born September 2, 1960) is a Syrian politician who was a candidate for the Syrian presidential election in June 2014.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Nouri was born in Damascus, and obtained a bachelor in Economics and Commerce from the Damascus University in 1982, as well as a PhD in General Management from John F. Kennedy University in 1989. He was the Secretary of the Damascus Chamber of Industry from 1997 to 2000. Nouri lost the 2014 election to Bashar Al Assad, with 4.3% or 500,279 votes, according to SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency).
  
  