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Vice President Of Syria
The Vice President of Syria ( ar, نائب رئيس سوريا) is a political position in Syria. The Constitution states that in the case of the president's temporary disablement, the vice president may become acting president. Multiple people can hold the office of vice presidency at the same time. The president of Syria appoints vice presidents. Vice President in Constitution # The President of the Republic might name one or more deputies and delegate to them some of his authorities; # The Vice-president is sworn in before the President of the Republic by repeating the constitutional oath mentioned in Article 7 of the Constitution. (Art. 91) # If an impediment prevented the President of the Republic from continuing to carry out his duties, the Vice-president shall deputize for him. (Art. 92) # No person carrying another nationality, in addition to the nationality of the Syrian Arab Republic, might occupy the office of Vice-president. (Art. 152) List of officeholders Seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najah Al-Attar
Najah Al-Attar ( ar, نجاح العطار; born 10 January 1933) is the Vice President of Syria, since 2006. She is the first Arab woman to have held the post. Previously she was Minister of Culture from 1976 to 2000. Early life and education Attar was born on 10 January 1933 and raised in Damascus as a member of a Sunni Muslim family. ''Country Studies'' Her father was among the first Arab nationalist leaders who took part in the 1925-1927 Syrian revolt against the French Mandate of Syria. She studied at the |
Ba'ath Party
The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused Baʿathism (from Arabic ''baʿth'' meaning "renaissance" or "resurrection"), which is an ideology mixing Arab nationalist, pan-Arabism, Arab socialist, and anti-imperialist interests. Baʿathism calls for unification of the Arab world into a single state. Its motto, "Unity, Liberty, Socialism", refers to Arab unity, and freedom from non-Arab control and interference. The party was founded by the merger of the Arab Baʽath Movement, led by ʿAflaq and al-Bitar, and the Arab Baʽath, led by al-ʾArsūzī, on 7 April 1947 as the Arab Baʿath Party. The party quickly established branches in other Arab countries, although it would only hold power in Iraq and Syria. The Arab Baʿath Party merged with the Arab Socialist Movement, led by Akr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakaria Mohiedin As Interior Minister
Zakariya (also transliterated as Zakaria, Zakariyya, Zekariya, Zakaryah etc, ar, زَكَرِيَّاء or زَكَرِيَّا) is a masculine given name, the Arabic form of Zechariah which is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has remembered". entry in Smith's Bible Dictionary Ancient times * Zakariya, the father of John the Baptist ( Yahya)Medieval era * (c.1420–1520), Egyptian historian and Islamic scholar * |
Kamal El-Din Hussein
Kamal El-Din Hussein ( ar, كمال الدين حسين) (2 January 1921 – 19 June 1999) was a member of the Egyptian Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk. Early life and education Kamal El-Din Hussein was born in 1921 in Banha, Qalyubia. He was admitted to military college in 1937. In 1939 he received the bachelor's degree of military science from military academy. He served in the field artillery unit in the Western Desert, to fight with the British against the advancing army under Rommel in World War II. Political career Hussein was a founding member of the Free Officers, and his rank was major during his membership to the group. He was appointed member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council after the 1952 Revolution. During the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser he was named the president of the teachers' syndicate. He was also appointed minister of social affairs in 1954. He was named the minister of education in late 1957 following the elections in Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamel El-Din Hussein
Kamal El-Din Hussein ( ar, كمال الدين حسين) (2 January 1921 – 19 June 1999) was a member of the Egyptian Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk. Early life and education Kamal El-Din Hussein was born in 1921 in Banha, Qalyubia. He was admitted to military college in 1937. In 1939 he received the bachelor's degree of military science from military academy. He served in the field artillery unit in the Western Desert, to fight with the British against the advancing army under Rommel in World War II. Political career Hussein was a founding member of the Free Officers, and his rank was major during his membership to the group. He was appointed member of the Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council after the 1952 Revolution. During the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser he was named the president of the teachers' syndicate. He was also appointed minister of social affairs in 1954. He was named the minister of education in late 1957 following the elections in Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Hamid Al-Sarraj
Abdel Hamid Sarraj ( ar, عبد الحميد السراج, September 1925 – 23September 2013) was a Syrian Army officer and politician. When the union between Egypt and Syria was declared, Sarraj, a staunch Arab nationalist and supporter of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, played a key role in the leadership of the Syrian region of the UAR. Early life Sarraj was born in Hama to a conservative Muslim family, of Kurdish descent.Wilford, p. 255. He joined the Homs Military Academy and was one of the first officers in the army after Syria's independence from France. Sarraj participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, as a volunteer in the Arab Liberation Army. He led a detachment of six armored vehicles to surround Safad. Political career He played a role in the 1949 coup that removed Husni al-Zaim from power and took over the personnel department of Adib Shishakli's government in 1952. When Shishakli was ousted, Sarraj was temporarily sent to Paris as an assista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Hamid Sarraj
Abdel Hamid Sarraj ( ar, عبد الحميد السراج, September 1925 – 23September 2013) was a Syrian Army officer and politician. When the union between Egypt and Syria was declared, Sarraj, a staunch Arab nationalist and supporter of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, played a key role in the leadership of the Syrian region of the UAR. Early life Sarraj was born in Hama to a conservative Muslim family, of Kurdish descent.Wilford, p. 255. He joined the Homs Military Academy and was one of the first officers in the army after Syria's independence from France. Sarraj participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, as a volunteer in the Arab Liberation Army. He led a detachment of six armored vehicles to surround Safad. Political career He played a role in the 1949 coup that removed Husni al-Zaim from power and took over the personnel department of Adib Shishakli's government in 1952. When Shishakli was ousted, Sarraj was temporarily sent to Paris as an assistant mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur Al-Din Kahala
Nur al-Din Kahala ( ar, نور الدين كحالة; also known as Nureddin Kahalle; 1908–1965) was a Syrian politician during the United Arab Republic (UAR) period (1958–1961). Prior to the UAR period, he served as a minor government bureaucrat. Biography Kahala graduated from Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey. Then he received engineering training in the United States. He represented Syria in the first meeting of the United Nations held in San Francisco, USA, in March 1945. Kahala was initially appointed as the President of the Northern Region (Syria) Executive Council, but on 19 July 1960, President Gamal Abdel Nasser appointed him as vice president in place of Akram al-Hawrani. He served alongside vice presidents Abdel Hakim Amer and Abdel Latif Boghdadi ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī ( ar, عبداللطيف البغدادي, 1162 Baghdad–1231 Baghdad), short for Muwaffaq al-Dīn Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Laṭīf ibn Yūsuf al-Baghdādī ( ar, موفق الدين � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur Al-Din Kahala (cropped)
Nur al-Din Kahala ( ar, نور الدين كحالة; also known as Nureddin Kahalle; 1908–1965) was a Syrian politician during the United Arab Republic (UAR) period (1958–1961). Prior to the UAR period, he served as a minor government bureaucrat. Biography Kahala graduated from Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey. Then he received engineering training in the United States. He represented Syria in the first meeting of the United Nations held in San Francisco, USA, in March 1945. Kahala was initially appointed as the President of the Northern Region (Syria) Executive Council, but on 19 July 1960, President Gamal Abdel Nasser appointed him as vice president in place of Akram al-Hawrani. He served alongside vice presidents Abdel Hakim Amer Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer ( arz, محمد عبد الحكيم عامر, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967) was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdel Hakim Amer
Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer ( arz, محمد عبد الحكيم عامر, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967) was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the military coup that overthrew King Farouk in 1952. After leading Egyptian forces in the 1956 Suez war, he was appointed Minister for Defense by President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was Egyptian Vice President between 1958 to 1965. Early life and education Amer was born in Samalut, in the El Minya on 11 December 1919. He was from an affluent family, and his father was a land owner and village mayor. His uncle served as the minister of war during the reign of King Farouk. After finishing school, Amer attended the Egyptian Military Academy and graduated in 1938. He was commissioned into the Egyptian Army in 1939. Military career Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, took part in the 1952 Revolution and commanded the Egyptian Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union (United Arab Republic)
The National Union ( ar, الاتحاد القومي ') was the only permitted party in the United Arab Republic, the political union between Egypt and Syria that existed from 1958 to 1961. The National Union was founded in Egypt on November 3, 1957, shortly before the founding of the United Arab Republic, by President Gamal Abdel Nasser as a successor to the Liberation Rally.Goldschmidt, Johnston 2003:293 After the formation of the UAR. In 1958 the National Union also became the only legal political movement in Syria. In the latter country, the National Union was controlled by Ba'athists and anti-communists Anti-communism is political and ideological opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in the Russian Empire, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, when the United States and the .... The main objective of the National Union was to mobilize the population behind Nasser's policies, which consisted of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
