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Husni al-Za'im

Husni al-Za'im

Former President of Syria
Husni al-Za'im was a Syrian Kurdish military officer and who was head of state of Syria in 1949. He had been an officer in the Ottoman Army. After France instituted its colonial mandate over Syria after the First World War, he became an officer in... Wikipedia
Born: May 11, 1897, Aleppo, Syria
Died: August 14, 1949 (age 52 years), Damascus, Syria
Previous offices: Prime Minister of Syria (1949–1949) and President of Syria (1949–1949)
Spouse: Nouran Kara zade (m. 1947–1949)
Nationality: Syrian