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Amin al-Hafiz (Arabic: أمين الحافظ, romanized: Amīn al-Ḥāfiẓ 12 November 1921 – 17 December 2009), also known as Amin Hafez, was a Syrian general, politician, and member of the Ba'ath Party who served as the President of Syria from 27 July 1963 to 23 February 1966.
Sep 5, 2019 · Who was Amin al-Hafez? In the show, Cohen skillfully establishes himself within the Syrian community in Buenos Aires, eventually meeting Colonel Amin al-Hafez (Waleed Zuaiter), a high...
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Dec 19, 2009 · DAMASCUS, Syria (Agence France-Presse) Amin el-Hafez, the Syrian leader who led the Baathist government of the mid-1960s, died Thursday in Aleppo, Syria. Reports of his age differ, but he was...
In 1965, Amin al-Hafiz imposed the socialist policies adopted in the 6th National Congress; fully nationalizing Syrian industry, vast segments of private sector and established a centralized command economy.
- 21-23 February 1966
- Syria
Feb 21, 2021 · Amin Al-Hafiz was the former Prime Minister of Syria who was ousted by a Ba’athist faction led by Salah Jadid in 1966. He was accused of being involved in a fake mutiny and was imprisoned by Jadid, who later appointed Hafez Al-Assad as defence minister.
Amin al- Hafez (ämēn´ äl-hä´fəz), 1921?–2009, Syrian army officer and politician. He served (1963–65) as chief of state in Syria's Ba'athist government (see Ba'ath party) but had to flee to Lebanon (1965) after radical Ba'athist military officers, led by Nurreddin Attassi and Hafez al- Assad, toppled his government in a coup.
Photograph: Wikipedia Amin al-Hafez, who has died aged 88, ruled Syria's first Ba'athist administration with a genial smile and an iron fist during the turbulent years from 1963 to 1966. He was also the last genuine president from that country's Sunni Muslim majority, since his successor was just a Sunni figurehead for two Alawite officers.
