Maamun al-Kuzbari

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Maamun (Ma'mun) Schafiq al-Kuzbari ( Arabic مأمون الكزبري, DMG Maʾmūn al-Kuzbarī ; * December 1914 in Shagour, Damascus ; † March 2, 1998 in Beirut , Lebanon ) was a Syrian politician .

Education

After attending school, he studied international law at the Université Saint-Joseph in the greater Lebanese capital Beirut (at that time an offshoot of the French University of Lyon ) and, after working as a lawyer, was finally a professor at the University of Damascus .

Political career

Kuzbari began his political career in the independent Syrian Republic in 1952 when he was elected Member of Parliament to represent Damascus. He was then elected by parliament as speaker until the parliament was dissolved in 1953 after the military coup of Adib al-Shishakli . After Shishakli was overthrown on February 25, 1954, he was head of state for two days due to his previous position as speaker of parliament before handing over the office of President on February 28, 1954 to Hashim Chalid al-Atassi .

In the new elections that followed, he was again elected member of parliament and for the next four years until February 1958 he took turns in the offices of Minister of Justice (February to September 1955), Education in the cabinets of Presidents al-Atassi and Shukri al-Quwatli (September 1955 to June 1956) and for work and social affairs. As early as May 1956, he became the incumbent president of Damascus University. In February 1958 he was part of the Syrian government delegation to sign the union with Egypt , which became the United Arab Republic (UAR).

When the UAR was dissolved after the coup of the Syrian army on September 27, 1961, he was appointed president on September 29, 1961 with the formation of a provisional government consisting mainly of technocrats and university teachers . In this government he himself took over the office of foreign minister and defense minister as acting president. In his function as head of state, he called new elections two months after the formation of his government in order to achieve democratic rule and legitimacy by the people. On November 20, 1961, he handed over the office of incumbent president to Izzat an-Nuss , before Nazim al-Kudsi became the new president on December 14, 1961 .

In the elections in November 1961 he was again elected Member of Parliament and was then President of Parliament. When there was another military coup under Louai al-Atassi on March 9, 1963 , which ultimately led to the Ba'ath Party taking power , he lost his mandate.

In 1964 he went into exile in Morocco and did not return to politics until his death.

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personal data
SURNAME Kuzbari, Maamun al-
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maamoun Chafiq al-Kouzbari; Ma'moun Chafiq al-Kouzbari
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian politician, President of Syria
DATE OF BIRTH December 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Shagour, Damascus
DATE OF DEATH March 2, 1998
Place of death Beirut , Lebanon