Khalid al-Azm
Khalid al-Azm | |
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خالد العظم | |
Khalid al-Azm, 1950s | |
| Interim President of Syria | |
| In office 4 April 1941 – 16 September 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Bahij al-Khatib |
| Succeeded by | Taj al-Din al-Hasani |
| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 4 April 1941 – 21 September 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Nasuhi al-Bukhari |
| Succeeded by | Hassan al-Hakim |
| In office 16 December 1946 – 29 December 1946 | |
| President | Shukri al-Quwatli |
| Preceded by | Saadallah al-Jabiri |
| Succeeded by | Jamil Mardam Bey |
| In office 16 December 1948 – 30 March 1949 | |
| President | Shukri al-Quwatli |
| Preceded by | Jamil Mardam Bey |
| Succeeded by | Husni al-Za'im |
| In office 27 December 1949 – 4 June 1950 | |
| President | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| Succeeded by | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| In office 27 March 1951 – 9 August 1951 | |
| President | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| Succeeded by | Hassan al-Hakim |
| In office 17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963 | |
| President | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| Preceded by | Bashir al-Azma |
| Succeeded by | Salah al-Din Bitar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1903 Damascus, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 18 February 1965 (aged 62) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Political party | Independent |
Khalid al-Azm (Arabic: خالد العظم, romanized: Khālid al-ʿAẓim; 11 June 1903 – 18 November 1965) was a Syrian politician and five-time interim Prime Minister, as well as Acting President from 4 April to 16 September 1941. He was a member of one of the most prominent political families in Syria, al-Azm (also known as Alazem or Al Azem), and the son of an Ottoman minister of religious affairs.