Abdul Halim Khaddam
Abdul Halim Khaddam (pronunciation AHB-dl hah-LEEM kah-DAM (Arabic: عبد الحليم خدام; 15 September 1932 – 31 March 2020) was a Syrian politician.
Abdul Halim Khaddam عبدالحليم خدام | |
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| Vice President of Syria | |
| In office March 1984 – 6 June 2005 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad |
| President of Syria | |
Interim | |
| In office 10 June 2000 – 17 July 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Hafez al-Assad |
| Succeeded by | Bashar al-Assad |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1970–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha al-Said |
| Succeeded by | Farouk al-Sharaa |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
| In office 13 November 1970 – 9 June 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1932 Baniyas, Syria |
| Died | 31 March 2020 (aged 87) France |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (until 2006) National Salvation Front in Syria (2006 onwords) |
Khaddam was Vice President of Syria from 1984 to 2005. He was one of the few Sunni Muslims to make it to the top of the Alawite-dominated Syrian leadership. He was long known as a loyalist of Hafez al-Assad, and held a strong position within the Syrian government[1] until he resigned his positions and fled the country in 2005 in protest against certain policies of Hafez's son and successor, Bashar al-Assad.
He served as interim President of Syria from 10 June 2000 to 17 July 2000 when Hafez al-Assad died in June 2000. He was later replaced by Bashar al-Assad.
Khaddam died on 31 March 2020 in France of a heart attack, aged 87.[2]
Abdul Halim Khaddam Media
Khaddam (3rd from right) at Hafez al-Assad's inauguration at the Syrian parliament, March 1971
Khaddam with Assad and Richard Nixon in July 1974
Hussein, Assad, Bouteflika and Khaddam at the 1978 Arab league summit in Baghdad
Khaddam, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, with Prince Saud al Faisal, Ronald Reagan, and George Shultz in 1982
References
- ↑ Profile: Abdul Halim Khaddam. 31 December 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4572362.stm. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Former Syrian Vice President Abdel-Halim Khaddam passes away in France". Archived from the original on 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.