Izzat al-Nuss ( ar, عزت النص; 1912–1976) was a Syrian politician who became the

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and

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of Syria from 20 November to 14 December 1961.

Biography

Born in

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, al-Nuss studied literature at the

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, then he returned to Syria and held several positions in the

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. He later served as a secretary to President

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from March to September 1955, then worked in the

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until 1961, when

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appointed him as Minister of Education and later in charge of the provisional government during the parliamentary elections. He was also the interim

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and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates until 22 December 1961. He died in 1976 in Damascus, aged 64.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nuss, Izzat al- 1912 births 1976 deaths People from Damascus Academic staff of Damascus University Presidents of Syria Prime Ministers of Syria Syrian ministers of education Foreign ministers of Syria Syrian ministers of defense Syrian Sunni Muslims University of Paris alumni 20th-century Syrian politicians