Preceded by Zaki al-Khatib Name Maarouf al-Dawalibi Preceded by Izzat al-Nuss Role Politician | Preceded by Nazim al-Kudsi Political party People's Party Religion Sunni Islam Succeeded by Bashir al-Azma | |
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Died 2004, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
Maarouf al-Dawalibi (Arabic: معروف الدواليبي) (March 29, 1909 – January 15, 2004), was a Syrian politician and was twice the prime minister of Syria. He was born in Aleppo, and held a Ph.D. in Law. He served as a minister of economy between 1949 and 1950, and was elected speaker of the parliament in 1951. He also served as minister of defense between 1954 and 1955. After the Ba'ath party came to power in 1963, he was imprisoned and later exiled, serving as an adviser to several Saudi kings.
His son, Nofal al-Dawalibi, is involved in the Syrian Opposition.
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