Abdul Rahman Khleifawi | |
Office: | Prime Minister of Syria |
Term Start1: | 3 April 1971 |
Term End1: | 21 December 1972 |
President1: | Hafez al-Assad |
Predecessor1: | Hafez al-Assad |
Successor1: | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi |
Term Start: | 7 August 1976 |
Term End: | 27 March 1978 |
President: | Hafez al-Assad |
Predecessor: | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi |
Successor: | Muhammad Ali al-Halabi |
Office3: | Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch |
Term Start3: | 13 November 1970 |
Term End3: | 7 January 1980 |
Office4: | Minister of Interior |
Term Start4: | 21 November 1970 |
Term End4: | 4 March 1971 |
President4: | Ahmad al-Khatib |
Primeminister4: | Hafez al-Assad |
Birth Place: | Damascus, Syria |
Party: | Ba'ath Party |
Otherparty: | National Progressive Front |
Rank: | Major General |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي|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.
Khleifawi was born in 1930.[1] He was of Algerian descent, originally from Draâ Ben Khedda.[2]
Khleifawi was an army general. 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.
Khleifawi died on 14 March 2009.[4]