Ruler · 1909 – 1964

Adib Shishakli

Lived 1909 – 1964; politician, military personnel. President of Syria (Syria), 1953 – 1954.

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Lived: 1909 – 1964; 55 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Syria
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

President of Syria

Syria · the 8th of 22 dated reigns · 1930 – 2025

4 before

Sami al-Hinnawi1949

Hashim al-Atassi1949 – 1951

Fawzi Selu1951 – 1953

Adib Shishakli1953 – 1954

Maamun al-Kuzbari1954

Hashim al-Atassi1954 – 1955

Shukri al-Quwatli1955 – 1958

11 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1953 – 1954 · 1 year · came to it aged 44

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

He was overthrown and later assassinated.

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