| Mikhail Ilyan | |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Termstart: | August 26, 1945 |
| Termend: | September 30, 1945 |
| Office2: | Minister of Public Works |
| Termend2: | December 27, 1946 |
| Termstart2: | April 26, 1946 |
| Native Name Lang: | ميخائيل إليان |
| President2: | Shukri al-Quwatli |
| President: | Shukri al-Quwatli |
| Birth Date: | 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Aleppo, Ottoman Empire |
| Death Place: | Hatay, Turkey |
Mikhail Ilyan or "Elian" (Arabic: ميخائيل اليان), was a Syrian politician who served as foreign minister of Syria in the 1940s.[1]
He was born in Aleppo in 1880 to a wealthy family. In 1928 he cofounded the National Bloc. He was elected as a member (MP) of the Syrian Parliament for many terms and in 1945 he served as minister of foreign affairs.[2] In 1949 he was among the founders of Hizb al Watani (Arabic: The Nationalist Party).[3] In 1956 he headed the Anglo-American sponsored coup in Syria.[4]