Lu'ay al-Atassi | |
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لؤي الأتاسي | |
President of Syria | |
In office 9 March 1963 – 27 July 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Khalid al-Azm Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
Vice President | Muhammad Umran |
Preceded by | Nazim al-Kudsi |
Succeeded by | Amin al-Hafiz |
Personal details | |
Born | 1926 Homs, French Syria |
Died | 24 November 2003 Homs, Ba'athist Syria | (aged 76–77)
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | 1948 Arab-Israeli War |
Lu'ay al-Atassi (Arabic: لؤي الأتاسي, romanized: Luʾayy al-ʾAtāsī; 1926 − 24 November 2003)[1] was a Syrian military officer who served as the president of Syria from 9 March to 27 July 1963.