Husni al-Za’im

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Husni al-Za’im (1897 – August 14 1949) (Arabic: حسني الزعيم‎) was a Syrian military man and politician. Husni al-Za’im whose family is of Kurdish ancestry 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 the French Army. After Syria’s independence he was made Chief of Staff and led the Syrian Army into war with the Israeli Army in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

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active years end date

1949-06-26, 1949-08-14

active years start date

1949-04-11, 1949-04-17

battle

1948 Arab–Israeli War

birth date

1897-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Aleppo, Syrian Republic (1930–1958), Syria

death date

1949-08-14

death place

Damascus, Syrian Republic (1930–1958), Syria

military branch

Military of the Ottoman Empire, Syrian Army

office

Prime Minister of Syria

order in office

President of Syria (military rule)

religion

Sunni Islam

service end year

1949-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

service start year

1917-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

successor

Hashim al-Atassi, Muhsin al-Barazi