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Bahij al-Khatib (Arabic: بهيج الخطيب‎) (1895–1981) was a French-appointed Syrian Head of State from July 10 1939 to September 16 1941. He was staunchly loyal to the continued French administration of Syria and opposed all aspirations for independence. Al-Khatib was educated in Mount Lebanon and was an oil merchant in Beirut before entering politics.

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active years end date
1941-09-16
active years start date
1939-07-10
birth date
1895-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Damascus, Syria
death date
1981-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Damascus, Syria
order in office
Head of State of Syria
religion
Sunni Islam
successor
Khalid al-Azm

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