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Abdul Rahman Khleifawi
عبد الرحمن خليفاوي‎
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (March 1971)
Prime Minister of Syria
In office 7 August 1976 – 27 March 1978
President	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Succeeded by	Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
In office 3 April 1971 – 21 December 1972
President	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Hafez al-Assad
Succeeded by	Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 13 November 1970 – 7 January 1980
Minister of Interior
In office 21 November 1970 – 4 March 1971
President	Ahmad al-Khatib
Prime Minister	Hafez al-Assad
Personal details
Born	1930 (1930) Damascus, Syria
Died	14 March 2009(2009-03-14) (aged 78–79)
Political party	Ba'ath Party
Other political affiliations	National Progressive Front
Military service
Rank	Major General

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي, romanized: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān Khulayfāwiyy;‎ 1930 – 14 March 2009) was a Syrian military officer and politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from 1971 succeeding Hafez al-Assad who just promoted to the post of President of Syria to 1972 for 1 year and again from 1976 to 1978 for about 2 years, he served as prime minister for two separate terms together under President Hafez al-Assad.

Early life

Khleifawi was born in 1930. He was of Algerian descent, originally from Draâ Ben Khedda.

Career

Khleifawi was an army general. He served twice as prime minister of Syria. He was firstly in office from 3 April 1971 to 21 December 1972, being the first prime minister under the presidency of Hafez al-Assad. Khleifawi served as prime minister again from 7 August 1976 to 27 March 1978. He also served as a minister of interior between 1970 and 1971 under President Ahmad al-Khatib and Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad.

Death

Khleifawi died on 14 March 2009.

References

1. ^ "Syria". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
2. "مليون ونصف جزائري بلا هوية مشتتون في المخيمات الفلسطينية". echoroukonline (in Arabic). 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
3. ^ Ray Hinnesbusch (2002). Syria: Revolution from Above. Routledge. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-415-28568-1.
4. "وفاة رئيس الوزراء الأسبق عبد الرحمن خليفاوي". aljaml.com (in Arabic). 15 March 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920)	al-Rikabi H. al-Atassi* Al-Droubi al-Ulshi
State of Syria (1925–1930)	Barakat al-Hasani* Nami al-Hasani
First Syrian Republic (1930–1950)	al-Hasani H. al-Azm al-Hasani A. al-Ayyubi Mardam al-Haffar al-Bukhari post vacant, 1939–41 K. al-Azm al-Hakim H. al-Barazi al-Ulshi al-Jabiri al-Khoury al-Jabiri K. al-Azm* Mardam K. al-Azm al-Za'im M. al-Barazi H. al-Atassi al-Qudsi K. al-Azm al-Qudsi
Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)	al-Qudsi K. al-Azm al-Hakim al-Khatib al-Dawalibi Selu Shishakli al-Asali al-Ghazzi al-Khoury al-Asali al-Ghazzi al-Asali
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)	Kahala Sarraj
Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963)	al-Kuzbari al-Nuss al-Dawalibi al-Azma K. al-Azm
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)	al-Bitar al-Hafiz al-Bitar al-Hafiz Zuayyin al-Bitar Zuayyin N. al-Atassi al-Assad Khleifawi M. al-Ayyubi Khleifawi al-Halabi al-Kasm Al-Zoubi Mero al-Otari Safar Hijab Ghalawanji* al-Halqi Khamis Arnous al-Jalali
Transitional period (2024–present)	al-Jalali* al-Bashir
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