Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Explained

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.

Early life

Khleifawi was born in 1930.[1] He was of Algerian descent, originally from Draâ Ben Khedda.[2]

Career

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.

Death

Khleifawi died on 14 March 2009.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syria. 1 January 2011. World Statesmen. 17 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217235403/http://worldstatesmen.org/Syria.html. live.
  2. Web site: مليون ونصف جزائري بلا هوية مشتتون في المخيمات الفلسطينية. echoroukonline. ar. 19 July 2008. 29 July 2018. 26 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126014736/https://www.echoroukonline.com/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%81-%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84/. live.
  3. Book: Ray Hinnesbusch . Syria: Revolution from Above . Routledge . 2002 . 978-0-415-28568-1 . 79.
  4. Web site: وفاة رئيس الوزراء الأسبق عبد الرحمن خليفاوي . aljaml.com. 15 March 2009. ar . 8 August 2023.