Muhammed Ahmed Faris was born on May 26, 1951, in Aleppo, Syria. He graduated from the military pilot school in Aleppo in 1973 and became a pilot in the Syrian Air Force specializing in navigation.

1 Comment 12:00AM April 27, 2024 OBITUARY Muhammed Ahmed Faris Aviator and cosmonaut. Born Aleppo, Syria, May 26, 1951; died Gaziantep, Turkey, April 19, aged 72.

Faris died on Friday at the age of 72 at Sanko hospital in the Turkish city of Gazientep, after battling with illness for several weeks. He had been living there in political exile since 2012.

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He was followed two years later by Syrian astronaut Muhammed Faris, launched by Russia. Both were in space for about a week.