Izzat al-Nuss

Izzat al-Nuss
عزت النص
Izzat al-Nuss in December 1961
President of Syria
In office 20 November 1961 – 14 December 1961
Preceded by	Maamun al-Kuzbari
Succeeded by	Nazim al-Qudsi
Prime Minister of Syria
In office 20 November 1961 – 14 December 1961
Preceded by	Maamun al-Kuzbari
Succeeded by	Maarouf al-Dawalibi
Personal details
Born	1912 (1912) Damascus, Syria
Died	1976 (aged 63–64) Damascus, Syria
Spouse	Fatimah Keilani
Children	2 (Rafif and Rana)

Izzat al-Nuss (Arabic: عزت النص; 1912–1976)^[1] was a Syrian politician who became the President and Prime Minister of Syria from 20 November to 14 December 1961.

Biography

Born in Damascus, al-Nuss studied literature at the University of Paris,^[1] then he returned to Syria and held several positions in the Ministry of Education. He later served as a secretary to President Hashim al-Atassi from March to September 1955, then worked in the University of Damascus until 1961, when Maamun al-Kuzbari appointed him as Minister of Education and later in charge of the provisional government during the parliamentary elections.^[2] He was also the interim Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates until 22 December 1961.

He died in 1976 in Damascus, aged 64.^[2]

References

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Presidents of Syria (List)

Syrian Federation
(1922–1924)

• Barakat

State of Syria
(1925–1930)

• Barakat
• Pierre-Alype*
• Nami
• al-Hasani*

First Syrian Republic
(1930–1950)

• al-Hasani*
• Solomiac*
• al-Abid
• H. al-Atassi
• al-Khatib
• al-Azm*
• al-Hasani
• al-Ulshi*
• al-Ayyubi
• al-Quwatli
• al-Za'im
• al-Hinnawi*
• H. al-Atassi

Second Syrian Republic
(1950–1958)

• H. al-Atassi
• Shishakli*
• Selu
• Shishakli
• al-Kuzbari*
• H. al-Atassi
• al-Quwatli

United Arab Republic
(1958–1961)

• Nasser

Syrian Arab Republic
(1961–present)

• al-Kuzbari*
• al-Nuss*
• al-Qudsi
• L. al-Atassi
• al-Hafiz
• N. al-Atassi
• al-Khatib*
• H. al-Assad
• Khaddam*
• B. al-Assad

* acting