An estimated 2,000 people responded to Assad's invitation, among them were party ideologist Georges Saddiqni and Shakir al-Fahham, one of the secretaries of the Ba'ath Party's founding congress in 1947.
An estimated 2,000 people responded to Assad's invitation were party ideologist Georges Saddiqni. This was among them. An estimated 2,000 people responded to Assad's invitation were Shakir al-Fahham. This was among them. Fahham was one of the secretaries of the Ba'ath Party's founding congress in 1947.