Muhsin al-Barazi
Syrian politician
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Muhsin al-Barazi (Arabic: محسن البرازي; 1904 – 14 August 1949) was a Syrian lawyer, academic and politician. He served a short term as a Prime Minister of Syria in 1949 and was executed after a military coup d'état by members of the far-right SSNP overthrew his government.
Muhsin al-Barazi | |
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محسن البرازي | |
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| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 25 June 1949 – 14 August 1949 | |
| President | Husni al-Za'im |
| Preceded by | Husni al-Za'im |
| Succeeded by | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1948–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Jamil Mardam Bey |
| Succeeded by | Khalid al-Azm |
| In office 25 June 1949 – 14 August 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Adil Arslan |
| Succeeded by | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1904 |
| Died | 14 August 1949 (aged 44–45) |
| Party | League of Nationalist Action |
Early life
Al-Barazi was born to a prominent Kurdish[1] family in Hama and obtained a law degree from the University of Paris in 1930. He later became a professor of law at Damascus University.[2]
Political career
Between April and September 1941, Al-Barazi served as minister of education in the first cabinet of Khalid al-Azm.[2]
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Downfall and execution
Colonel Sami al-Hinnawi, along with several other SSNP officers, led a coup d'état that overthrew the al-Zaim regime on 14 August 1949. Al-Zaim and al-Barazi were captured and executed by a firing squad at the Military Barracks, in Damascus.[3]
His granddaughter, Arwa Damon, is a CNN senior international correspondent, and his cousin’s grandson Azad Al-Barazi is a swimmer.[4]