Afif al-Bizri
Afif al-Bizri | |
|---|---|
| عفيف البزري | |
Bizri at a military reception in Hungary, 1958 | |
| Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces | |
| In office 1957–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Tawfiq Nizam al-Din |
| Succeeded by | Jamal al-Faisal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1914 Sidon, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 28 January 1994 (aged 79) Damascus, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Political party | Syrian Communist Party (affiliated) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | France (1935–1945) First Syrian Republic (1946–1950) Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) United Arab Republic (1958–1959) |
| Branch | Syrian Army |
| Service years | 1935–1959 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Afif al-Bizri (Arabic: عفيف البزري) (1914 – 28 January 1994) was a Syrian career military officer who served as the chief of staff of the Syrian Army between 1957–1959. He was known for his communist sympathies, and for spearheading the union movement between Syria and Egypt in 1958.