Sami al-Hinnawi
Syrian politician and military officer
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Sami Hilmy al-Hinnawi (Arabic: محمد سامي حلمي الحناوي, romanized: Muḥammad Sāmī Ḥilmī al-Ḥinnāwī; 1898 – 30 October 1950[1]) was a Syrian politician and military officer.
PresidentHimself
Hashim al-Atassi
Hashim al-Atassi
Prime MinisterHashim al-Atassi
Preceded byHusni al-Za'im (As President of Syria)
Succeeded byAdib Shishakli
Sami al-Hinnawi سامي الحناوي | |
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| De facto leader of the First Syrian Republic | |
| In office 14 August 1949 – 19 December 1949 | |
| President | Himself Hashim al-Atassi |
| Prime Minister | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Husni al-Za'im (As President of Syria) |
| Succeeded by | Adib Shishakli |
| Acting President of Syria | |
| In office 14 August 1949–15 August 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Husni al-Za'im |
| Succeeded by | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office 1949 – 2 January 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Husni al-Za'im |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Bannud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 30 October 1950 (aged 51–52) |
| Resting place | Damascus |
| Party | Syrian Social Nationalist Party |
| Military service | |
| Rank |  Colonel |
Life
On December 19, 1949, Adib Shishakli carried out a coup d'état (the third that year), strengthening his dictatorship. On October 30, 1950, al-Hinnawi was assassinated in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, by Hersho al-Barazi, a cousin of Muhsin al-Barazi, the Prime Minister who had been overthrown and killed in Hinnawi's coup.[2]
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