Anwar Bannud
Anwar Bannud | |
|---|---|
أنور بنود | |
| Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army | |
| In office 2 January 1950 – 23 April 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Sami al-Hinnawi |
| Succeeded by | Fawzi Selu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 Syria (1946–1954) |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Battles/wars | 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
Anwar Bannud (
Arabic: أنور بنود) (1908–1979) was a Syrian military officer who served as the chief-of-staff of the Syrian Army from 1950 to 1951.[1]
Career
Early career
Bannud began his military career at the
French mandate.[2] In 1944 Bannud was appointed director of the Homs Military Academy, where he encouraged students to mutiny against the French occupation forces.[1]
Independence
The last French troops left Syria in 1946 and the country regained its independence, and Bannud joined the newly established
Bridge of the Daughters of Jacob and the settlements of Mishmar HaYarden and Mishmar HaGolan.[1][3] When Qawuqji resigned from his post, Bannud replaced him as commander of the ALA on 26 October 1948.[1]
Bannud blamed the civilian leadership in Damascus for the defeat in 1948 War, and supported the
Husni al-Zaim in March 1949 that overthrew President Shukri al-Quwatli. Bannud was appointed deputy chief-of-staff. However, he became disillusioned with al-Zaim's leadership and participated in a military coup against him on 14 August 1949. Four months later, Bannud, the commander of Aleppo garrison at the time,[4] supported Adib Shishakli in a third successive coup in December 1949.[1] As a reward for his loyalty, Shishakli, while preferring himself to stay behind the scenes as deputy chief-of-staff, appointed Bannud as chief-of-staff on 2 January 1950.[5]
Nevertheless, his popularity in the army arose Shishkali's suspicion, and Bannud was dismissed on 23 April 1951, and exiled under the pretense of a military attaché post at the Syrian embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Bannud obliged, and he served at his post until the 1954 military coup that overthrew Shishakli's government.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Haddad, George Meri (1965). Revolutions and Military Rule in the Middle East Volume 2: The Arab States Part I: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Robert Speller and Sons, Publishers. ISBN 978-0831500603.
- ISBN 978-0-7618-1744-4.
- ISBN 1-885942-41-9.
- Nowar, Maʾan Abu (2003). The Jordanian-Israeli War 1948-1951: A History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Garnet & Ithaca Press. ISBN 9780863722868.
- ISBN 9781850430285.
