Naim Antaki Explained

Naim Antaki
Office:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Native Name:نعيم أنطاكي
Birth Place:Aleppo
Death Place:Beirut
Birth Date:1903
Death Date:1971
Termstart:March 25, 1943
Termend:August 17, 1943
Preceded:Fayez al-Khoury
Succeeded:Jamil Mardam Bey
Termstart1:December 27, 1946
Termend1:November 6, 1947
Preceded1:Saadallah al-Jabiri
Succeeded1:Jamil Mardam Bey
Office3:Minister of Finance
Termstart3:1945
Termend3:1945
Preceded3:Khalid al-Azm
Succeeded3:Khalid al-Azm
Termstart4:1945
Termend4:1946
Preceded4:Khalid al-Azm
Succeeded4:Edmond Al-Homsi

Naim Antaki (Arabic: نعيم أنطاكي) (1971 - 1903), was a Syrian politician who served as foreign minister and finance minister of Syria in 1940s.[1]

Background

He was born in Aleppo in 1903 to a wealthy family. he studied law at American University of Beirut and University of Paris.[2]

Career

He joined the National coalition in 1932 and served as minister of foreign affairs twice and minister of finance once in 1940s.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khoury, Philip Shukry. Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. 2014-07-14. Princeton University Press. 978-1-4008-5839-2. en.
  2. Book: Moubayed, Sami M.. Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. 2006. Cune Press. 978-1-885942-40-1. en.