Fawzi Selu

Fawzi Selu
فوزي سلو
President of Syria (military rule)
In office
December 3, 1951  July 11, 1953
Prime MinisterHimself
LeaderAdib Shishakli
Preceded byHashim al-Atassi
Adib Shishakli (acting)
Succeeded byAdib Shishakli (Military Rule)
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
December 3, 1951  July 19, 1953
PresidentHimself
Adib Shishakli (military rule)
LeaderAdib Shishakli
Preceded byMaaruf al-Dawalibi
Succeeded byAdib Shishakli
Head of the Army Command Council
In office
November 29, 1953  July 11, 1954
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Defense Minister
In office
2 December 2, 1951–July 19, 1953
Preceded by Maarouf al-Dawalibi
Succeeded by Raf'at Khankan
In office
June 4, 1950  November 13, 1951
Preceded byAkram al-Hourani
Succeeded byZaki al-Khatib
Chief of the General Staff
In office
April 23, 1951  1953
Preceded byAnwar Bannud
Succeeded byShawkat Shuqayr
Personal details
Born1905
Damascus, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire
DiedApril 29, 1972 (aged 67)
Harasta, Syrian Arab Republic
Political partyIndependent politician
Arab Liberation Movement (affiliated, due close relation with Shishakli)

Fawzi Selu (1905–1972) (Arabic: فوزي السلو, romanized: Fawzī al-Salū) was a Syrian military leader, politician and the President of Syria from December 3, 1951, to July 11, 1953.