Yusuf Zuayyin

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Yusuf Zuayyin
يوسف زعيّـن
Zuayyin in June 1967
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
1 March 1966 – 29 October 1968
PresidentAmin al-Hafiz
Preceded bySalah al-Din al-Bitar
Succeeded byNureddin al-Atassi
In office
22 September 1965 – 21 December 1965
PresidentNureddin al-Atassi
Preceded byAmin al-Hafiz
Succeeded bySalah al-Din al-Bitar
Personal details
Born25 January 1931
Abu Kamal, Syria
Died10 January 2016 (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyBa'ath Party

Yusuf Zuayyin (

Arabic: يوسف زعيّـن‎; 25 January 1931 – 10 January 2016[1]) 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
.

After the 1970 coup, Zuayyin was arrested on November 13, 1970 and imprisoned for 11 years.[2] He was released in 1981, being allowed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. After his recovery, he lived in Hungary and Sweden.

Zuayyin died after a long illness on 10 January 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden at the age of 84.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se". Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. ^ "Syria : a country study". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "وفاة رئيس الوزراء السوري الأسبق يوسف الزعين في استوكهولم". syria-nass.com (in Arabic). 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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