Abdul Halim Khaddam
Abdul Halim Khaddam (
pronunciation (help·info) AHB-dl hah-LEEM kah-DAM (Arabic: عبد الحليم خدام; 15 September 1932 – 31 March 2020) was a Syrian politician.
Abdul Halim Khaddam عبدالحليم خدام | |
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| Vice President of Syria | |
| In office March 1984 – 6 June 2005 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad |
| President of Syria | |
Interim | |
| In office 10 June 2000 – 17 July 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Hafez al-Assad |
| Succeeded by | Bashar al-Assad |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1970–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha al-Said |
| Succeeded by | Farouk al-Sharaa |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
| In office 13 November 1970 – 9 June 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1932 Baniyas, Syria |
| Died | 31 March 2020 (aged 87) France |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (until 2006) National Salvation Front in Syria (2006 onwords) |
Khaddam was Vice President of Syria from 1984 to 2005. He was one of the few Sunni Muslims to make it to the top of the Alawite-dominated Syrian leadership. He was long known as a loyalist of Hafez al-Assad, and held a strong position within the Syrian government[1] until he resigned his positions and fled the country in 2005 in protest against certain policies of Hafez's son and successor, Bashar al-Assad.
He served as interim President of Syria from 10 June 2000 to 17 July 2000 when Hafez al-Assad died in June 2000. He was later replaced by Bashar al-Assad.
Khaddam died on 31 March 2020 in France of a heart attack, aged 87.[2]
References change
- ↑ "Profile: Abdul Halim Khaddam". BBC. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Former Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam passes away in France". Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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