Ruler · 1875 – 1960

Hashim al-Atassi

Lived 1875 – 1960; politician. President of Syria (Syria), 1949 – 1951 and 1 more term; also in the line of First Syrian Republic and Second Syrian Republic.

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Lived: 1875 – 1960; 85 years
In office: 3 years; 2 reigns
Lines: 3; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Syria

Syria · the 6th and 10th of 22 dated reigns · 1930 – 2025

2 before

Shukri al-Quwatli1946 – 1949

Husni al-Za'im1949

Sami al-Hinnawi1949

Hashim al-Atassi1949 – 1951

Fawzi Selu1951 – 1953

Adib Shishakli1953 – 1954

Maamun al-Kuzbari1954

Hashim al-Atassi1954 – 1955

Shukri al-Quwatli1955 – 1958

Izzat al-Nuss1961

Maamun al-Kuzbari1961

9 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 1949 – 1951 · 2 years · came to it aged 74 · term 1 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1951; they died in 1960

Reigned 1954 – 1955 · 1 year · came to it aged 79 · term 2 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1955; they died in 1960

Also in the line of First Syrian Republic (6th of 6, read from the line of Syria) and Second Syrian Republic (1st of 2).

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