Hashim al-Atassi
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Hashim al-Atassi was a Syrian politician and statesman who served as the President of Syria on three occasions from 1936 to 1939, 1949 to 1951 and 1954 to 1955.
Hashim Al Atassi
Al-Atassi (second person seated from the left) in a visit to Saudi Arabia in the early 1930s wearing a Bedouin garb. To his left are Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Emir Shakib Arslan, an Arab nationalist philosopher from Lebanon
The presidential inauguration of Hashem al-Atassi, seen here delivering his speech, in Parliament on 21 December 1936.
Hashem al-Atassi's second inaugural address, having been elected by a unanimous vote in Parliament on December 1949, succeeding the regime of Husni al-Za'im.
Bahij al-Khatib
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Bahij al-Khatib was a French-appointed Syrian Head of State from July 8, 1939 to April 4, 1941.
Hashim al-Atassi
…21 December 1936 – 7 July 1939 Prime Minister Jamil Mardam Bey Lutfi al-Haffar Nasuhi al-Bukhari Preceded by Muhammad 'Ali Bay al-'Abid Succeeded by Bahij al-Khatib In office 19 December 1949 – 2 December 1951 Prime Minister Nazim al-Qudsi Khalid al-Azm Hassan al-Hakim Zaki al-Khatib Maarouf al-Dawalibi Preceded…
Bahij al Khatib