Sabri al-Asali

Sabri al-Asali (Arabic: صبري العسلي;‎ 1903 – 13 April 1976) was a Syrian politician and a three-time prime minister of Syria. He also served as vice-president of the United Arab Republic in 1958.

Sabri al-Asali
صبري العسلي
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
14 June 1956 – 1 February 1958
Preceded bySaid al-Ghazzi
Succeeded byNur al-Din Kahala
In office
13 February 1955 – 13 September 1955
Preceded byFaris al-Khoury
Succeeded bySaid al-Ghazzi
In office
1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954
Preceded byAdib al-Shishakli
Succeeded bySaid al-Ghazzi
Vice President of the United Arab Republic
In office
7 March 1958 – 7 October 1958
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAkram al-Hawrani
Personal details
Born1903
Damascus, Ottoman Syria
Died13 April 1976 (aged 72–73)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyNational Bloc

Early life

Al-Asali was born into a wealthy landowning family in Damascus. His uncle, Shukri al-Asali, was a prominent national leader, and a deputy in the Ottoman Parliament. Shukri al-Asali and a number of other nationalist leaders were executed in Damascus and Beirut by the Ottoman wāli, Jamal Pasha, on 6 May 1916.[1]

Sabri al-Asali attended Damascus University and graduated with a law degree in 1925.[1]

Political career

French Mandate

Al-Asali and Quwatli returned to Syria in 1932 following a general amnesty.[1]

Nasserism
Al-Asali stands next to Syrian president al-Quwatli (seated left) who, alongside Egyptian president Nasser (seated right), is signing the agreement uniting Egypt and Syria to form the United Arab Republic, 1958

Later years

During the secession years al-Asali was elected to parliament but never served in any cabinet. He retired from public life and died in Damascus on 13 April 1976.[1]

References
  1. Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men & Women Who Shaped Syria 1900–2000. Cune Press. pp. 160–163. ISBN 1-885942-41-9.
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