Yusuf Zuayyin

Yusuf Zuayyin
Zuayyin in June 1967
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
1 March 1966  29 October 1968
President Amin al-Hafiz
Preceded by Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Succeeded by Nureddin al-Atassi
In office
22 September 1965  21 December 1965
President Nureddin al-Atassi
Preceded by Amin al-Hafiz
Succeeded by Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Personal details
Born 17 November 1931
Abu Kamal, Syria
Died 10 January 2016 (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political party Ba'ath Party

Yusuf Zuayyin (Arabic: يوسف زعيّـن;17 November 1931 10 January 2016) was a Syrian politician. A member of the Ba'ath Party, he served as Prime Minister of Syria in 1965 and again from 1966 to 1968. He was born in Abu Kamal.

Zuayyin died after a long illness on 10 January 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was 84.[1][2]

References

  1. "وفاة رئيس الوزراء السوري الأسبق يوسف الزعين في استوكهولم". syria-nass.com (in Arabic). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. "Dr. Yusuf Zu'ayyin from the city of Albu Kamal, a former prime minister of Syria, has passed away in Sweden". en.deirezzor24.net. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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