Deletion of George Saghir

Comment: The subject, who is senior in age, started advising the Syrian government one year before the Arab Spring, and is known for his pro-Syrian government position. Absolutely of significance  to anyone observing Syria - including the governments of the US, Great Britain and France. Would recommend AfD removed immediately, and post of link in Arabic or Russian to his profile on Wikipedia if available
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: I googled him and found a quote from him in the Atlantic,https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/10/syria-war-economy-damascus-assad/502304/ but nothing substantive enough to base an article on.  Fails . —&nbsp;Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned comment added by
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)