Khalid al-Azm

Khalid al-Azm
خالد العظم
Interim President of Syria
In office
4 April 1941 – 16 September 1941
Preceded byBahij al-Khatib
Succeeded byTaj al-Din al-Hasani
13th, 22nd, 27th, 29th & 46th Prime Minister of Syria
In office
4 April 1941 – 21 September 1941
Preceded byNasuhi al-Bukhari
Succeeded byHassan al-Hakim
In office
16 December 1946 – 29 December 1946
PresidentShukri al-Quwatli
Preceded bySaadallah al-Jabiri
Succeeded byJamil Mardam Bey
In office
16 December 1948 – 30 March 1949
PresidentShukri al-Quwatli
Preceded byJamil Mardam Bey
Succeeded byHusni al-Za'im
In office
27 December 1949 – 4 June 1950
PresidentHashim al-Atassi
Preceded byNazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded byNazim al-Kudsi
In office
27 March 1951 – 9 August 1951
PresidentHashim al-Atassi
Preceded byNazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded byHassan al-Hakim
In office
17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963
PresidentNazim al-Kudsi
Preceded byBashir al-Azma
Succeeded bySalah al-Din Bitar
Personal details
Born6 November 1903
Damascus, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died18 February 1965 (aged 62)
Beirut, Lebanon
Political partyIndependent

Khalid al-Azm (Arabic: خالد العظم, romanizedKhālid al-ʿAẓim;‎ 11 June 1903 – 18 November 1965) was a Syrian politician and five-time interim Prime Minister, as well as Acting President from 4 April to 16 September 1941. He was a member of one of the most prominent political families in Syria, al-Azm (also known as Alazem or Al Azem), and the son of an Ottoman minister of religious affairs.


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