Yusuf Zuayyin
Prime minister of Syria (1965, 1966–1968)
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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.
PresidentNureddin al-Atassi
Preceded bySalah al-Din al-Bitar
Succeeded byNureddin al-Atassi
PresidentAmin al-Hafiz
Yusuf Zuayyin | |
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يوسف زعيّـن | |
Zuayyin in June 1967 | |
| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 1 March 1966 – 29 October 1968 | |
| President | Nureddin al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
| Succeeded by | Nureddin al-Atassi |
| In office 23 September 1965 – 21 December 1965 | |
| President | Amin al-Hafiz |
| Preceded by | Amin al-Hafiz |
| Succeeded by | Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1931 |
| Died | 10 January 2016 (aged 84) |
| Party | Ba'ath Party |
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]
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