August 1949 Syrian coup d'état

August 1949 Syrian coup d'état
	Part of The Cold War and the Pre-Arab Cold War
	; Syrian officers after the coup.
Date	13–14 August 1949
Location	Syria
Result	Overthrow of Zaim's regime; Sami al-Hinnawi becomes interim President; Husni al-Za'im and Muhsin al-Barazi were executed; Higher War Council also called Supreme War Council established
Belligerents
Syrian government	Syrian Armed Forces coup plotters
Commanders and leaders
Husni al-Za'im ; (President of Syria); Muhsin al-Barazi ; (Prime Minister of Syria)	Sami al-Hinnawi; Muhammad Asaad Talas

The August 1949 Syrian coup d'état was the second in a series of successive coup attempts in Syria that occurred in 1949. It was led by Colonel Sami al-Hinnawi, who assisted in the earlier coup attempt in March that toppled the weak Republican government of Shukri al-Quwatli and brought Colonel Husni al-Zaim to power. The August coup marked the end of Zaim's short-lived regime, which lasted approximately 137 days.

Similarly, Hinnawi's rule did not last much longer, and his lofty ambitions of uniting Syria with Hashemite Iraq - dubbed the "Fertile Crescent" plan - ultimately triggered his downfall. On December 19, 1949, he was ousted by Colonel Adib al-Shishakli.