Maamun al-Kuzbari
Syrian lawyer, academic and politician (1914–1998)
Maamun al-Kuzbari (Arabic: مأمون الكزبري, romanized: Maʾmūn al-Kuzbarī; 1914 – 2 March 1998) was a Syrian politician and literary personality who served as the acting President of Syria (29 September – 20 November 1961) and the first Vice President of Syria (25 February 1952 - 28 February 1954).
Career
He studied International law at the University of Lyon's affiliate Saint Joseph University in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and became an attorney in Damascus in 1943 and a professor at Damascus University in 1948. He entered parliament as an independent in 1953, allying himself with military strongman Adib al-Shishakli. He was elected Speaker of parliament and chairman of the Constitutional Assembly charged by Shishakli to amend the constitution. Shishakli also appointed him secretary general of the Arab Liberation Movement (ALM), Shishakli's political party. He also managed the party's daily newspaper, Al Tahrir al Arabi ("The Arab Liberation").
After Shishakli was overthrown, Kuzbari in his position as Speaker, and according to the constitution, was declared acting President in an emergency session of parliament on 25 February 1954. He succeeded in avoiding military confrontation among the supporters and opponents of Shishakli within the Syrian army and called the former President Hashim al-Atassi, whose administration was interrupted by Shishakli's coup in 1949, to come back to Damascus in order to complete his term.
Kuzbari remained head of the ALM. He participated in the new elections and returned to parliament in October of that year. In February 1955 he was appointed minister of justice under Prime Minister Sabri al Asali and in September of that same year he became minister of education under Prime Minister Said al-Ghazzi.
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