Yusuf Zuayyin

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Yusuf Zuayyin
يوسف زعيّـن
Zuayyin in June 1967
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
1 March 1966 – 29 October 1968
PresidentAmin al-Hafiz
Preceded bySalah al-Din al-Bitar
Succeeded byNureddin al-Atassi
In office
22 September 1965 – 21 December 1965
PresidentNureddin al-Atassi
Preceded byAmin al-Hafiz
Succeeded bySalah al-Din al-Bitar
Personal details
Born25 January 1931
Abu Kamal, Syria
Died10 January 2016 (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyBa'ath Party

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.

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se". Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. ^ "Syria : a country study". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "وفاة رئيس الوزراء السوري الأسبق يوسف الزعين في استوكهولم". syria-nass.com (in Arabic). 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Dr. Yusuf Zu'ayyin from the city of Albu Kamal, a former prime minister of Syria, has passed away in Sweden". en.deirezzor24.net. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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