Abdul_Rahman_Kleifawi

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi

Prime minister of Syria (1971–1972, 1976–1978)

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي, romanized: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān Khulayfāwiyy;‎ 1930 – 14 March 2009) was a Syrian military officer and politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from 1971 succeeding Hafez al-Assad who just promoted to the post of President of Syria to 1972 for 1 year and again from 1976 to 1978 for about 2 years, he served as prime minister for two separate terms together under President Hafez al-Assad.

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Early life

Khleifawi was born in 1930.[1] He was of Algerian descent, originally from Draâ Ben Khedda.[2]

Career

Khleifawi was an army general.[3] He served twice as prime minister of Syria. He was firstly in office from 3 April 1971 to 21 December 1972, being the first prime minister under the presidency of Hafez al-Assad.[3] Khleifawi served as prime minister again from 7 August 1976 to 27 March 1978.[1] He also served as a minister of interior between 1970 and 1971 under President Ahmad al-Khatib and Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad.

Death

Khleifawi died on 14 March 2009.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Syria". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. [2]
    "مليون ونصف جزائري بلا هوية مشتتون في المخيمات الفلسطينية". echoroukonline (in Arabic). 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    Ray Hinnesbusch (2002). Syria: Revolution from Above. Routledge. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-415-28568-1.
  4. [4]
    "وفاة رئيس الوزراء الأسبق عبد الرحمن خليفاوي". aljaml.com (in Arabic). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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