Muhammad al-Sufi
Muhammad al-Sufi | |
|---|---|
محمد الصوفي | |
| 5th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 8 March 1963 – 2 May 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Salah al-Din Bitar |
| Preceded by | Abdul Karim Zahreddine |
| Succeeded by | Ziad al-Hariri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 Latakia, French Syria |
| Died | 19 November 2018 (aged 90–91) Latakia, Syria |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
Muhammad al-Sufi (Arabic: محمد الصوفي; 1927 – 19 November 2018) was a Syrian field marshal who played a role in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état and briefly served as Defense Minister between March and May of that year. Politically a Nasserist, he was sidelined by Ba'athist rivals in the military and departed the political scene before returning to Syria in the 1990s.