Shukri al-Quwatli was the first president of post-independence Syria, in 1943. He began his career as a dissident working towards the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire's Arab territories and was consequently imprisoned and tortured for... Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1891, Damascus, Syria
Children: Hassan al-Quwatli
Previous offices: President of Syria (1955–1958) and President of Syria (1943–1949)
Assassinated: June 30, 1967, Beirut, Lebanon
Organization founded: National Bloc
Party: National Bloc
Education: Ankara University Faculty of Political Science - Civil (1913)