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Shukri al-Quwatli (1891 – 30 June 1967; Arabic: شكري القوتلي‎) was the first president of post-independence Syria. He began his career as a dissident working towards the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire’s Arab territories and was consequently imprisoned and tortured for his activism. When the Kingdom of Syria was established Quwatli became a government official though he was disillusioned with monarchism and co-founded the republican Independence Party.

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active years end date
1948-04-18, 1949-05-30, 1958-02-22
active years start date
1943-08-17, 1948-04-18, 1955-09-06
birth date
1891-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Damascus, Ottoman Empire
death date
1967-06-30
death place
Lebanon, Beirut
order in office
President of Syria
party
National Party (Syria), National Bloc (Syria)
religion
Sunni Islam
successor
Husni al-Za'im, Gamal Abdel Nasser

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