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Abdul Halim Khaddam (/ ˈ ɑː b d əl h ə ˈ l iː m k ə ˈ d æ m / ⓘ AHB-dəl hə-LEEM kə-DAM; Arabic: عبد الحليم خدام; 15 September 1932 – 31 March 2020) was a Syrian politician who served as interim President of Syria in 2000.
Abdul Halim Khaddam. Mr. Abdul Halim Khaddam was born in 1932 in the city of Baniyas, Tartous Governorate. He joined the ranks of the Baath Party in 1949 and worked as Secretary of the Banias Division.
Mar 31, 2021 · Abdul Halim Khaddam, a former Syrian vice president who turned against President Bashar Al Assad’s rule but was largely shunned by the opposition, died on Tuesday in France. His son Jihad confirmed Khaddam's death to The National from Istanbul.
Mar 31, 2020 · PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Abdul-Halim Khaddam, a former Syrian vice president who became a prominent opponent of President Bashar al-Assad after fleeing to Paris in 2005, died on Tuesday at the...
Mar 31, 2020 · Abdul-Halim Khaddam, a former Syrian vice president who became a prominent opponent of President Bashar al-Assad's rule after fleeing to Paris in 2005, died on Tuesday in France, Salah Ayach,...
Mar 31, 2020 · Damascus: Former Syrian-Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam has died at his Paris exile, aged 87. Khaddam famously announced his defection through Al Arabiya channel on New Year’s Eve in 2005,...
A major pillar of former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad’s rule, Khaddam served in high-level government posts from 1970 until 2005, first as foreign minister and then vice president. During this time, Assad’s regime routinely engaged in human rights violations and persecuted political opponents.
