Abdul Rahman Khleifawi

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi
عبد الرحمن خليفاوي
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (March 1971)
35th Prime Minister of Syria
In office
7 August 1976 – 27 March 1978
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Preceded byMahmoud al-Ayyubi
Succeeded byMuhammad Ali al-Halabi
In office
3 April 1971 – 21 December 1972
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Preceded byHafez al-Assad
Succeeded byMahmoud 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
PresidentAhmad al-Khatib
Prime MinisterHafez al-Assad
Personal details
Born1930 (1930)
Died14 March 2009(2009-03-14) (aged 78–79)
PartyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
Military service
Allegiance First Syrian Republic (1946–1950)
Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963)
Ba'athist Syria (1963–1980)
Branch/serviceSyrian Army
RankMajor general
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Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي, romanizedʿAbd 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.