Lu'ay al-Atassi
Lu'ay al-Atassi | |
|---|---|
لؤي الأتاسي | |
Atassi in 1963 | |
| President of Syria | |
| In office 9 March 1963 – 27 July 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Khalid al-Azm Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
| Vice President | Muhammad Umran |
| Preceded by | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| Succeeded by | Amin al-Hafiz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1926 Homs, State of Syria |
| Died | 24 November 2003 (aged 76–77) Homs, Syrian Arab Republic |
| Political party | Independent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | 1948 Arab-Israeli War |
| Atassi became de jure President on 23 March 1963. | |
Lu'ay al-Atassi (Arabic: لؤي الأتاسي, romanized: Luʾayy al-ʾAtāsī; 1926 − 24 November 2003) was a Syrian military officer who served as the president of Syria from March 1963 until his resignation in July of that same year.