 Jarrah's mother Lina Tibi became a member of the Syrian National Council a political council formed during the Syrian civil war to serve as a representative of the opposition movement against Bashar Al-Assad's rule.Tibi is also a poet and has published a number of poetry collections in the Arabic language.Rami Jarrah was born in Nicosia Cyprus 11 June 1984, his parents both Syrian exiles, were forced to flee to the island during the war in Lebanon 1982.