Nabih al-Azma (Arabic: نبيه العظمة; 1886 – 1964) was a Syrian politician and the defense minister of Syria in 1946.[1]
Nabih al-Azma | |
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| نبيه العظمة | |
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Saadallah al-Jabiri |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad al-Sharabati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1886 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 1964 (aged 77–78) Damascus, Syria |
Background
editNabih was born in Damascus in 1886 to a notable family in Damascus and he was the nephew of Yusuf al-'Azma. He studied at the Ottoman Military Academy and graduated in 1917 from Istanbul.[1]
Career
editHe was elected to the Syrian parliament, and served as defense minister in 1946.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-40-1.
- ^ Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.
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