Husni al-Za'im
Husni al-Za'im
Husni al-Za'im was a Syrian military officer and politician of Kurdish Origin. Husni al-Za'im, 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 in 1946 he was made Chief of Staff, and was ordered to lead the Syrian Army into war with the Israeli Army in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The defeat of the Arab league forces in that war shook Syria and undermined confidence in the country's chaotic parliamentary democracy, allowing him to seize power in 1949. However, his reign as head of state would be brief: he was executed within a few months.
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Date of Birth
January 1st, 1897
Age
127
Birth Place
Syria, Aleppo Governorate
Date of Death
August 14th, 1949
Died Aged
52
Star Sign
Capricorn
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