Hassan al-Hakim
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| Hassan al-Hakim حسن الحكيم |
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| In office September 12, 1941 – April 19, 1942 |
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| Preceded by | Khalid al-Azm |
| Succeeded by | Husni al-Barazi |
| In office August 9, 1951 – November 13, 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Khalid al-Azm |
| Succeeded by | Zaki al-Khatib |
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| Born | 1886 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 1988 (aged 102) Damascus, Syria |
Hassan al-Hakim (Arabic: حسن الحكيم) (1886 – 1988), Syrian nationalist politician during the French Mandate, was a member of the Iron Hand Society and the first People's Party and a close associate of Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar. The French chose him to be prime minister from September 1941 to April 1942. Hakim was a leading independent pro-Hashemite politician in the early years of independence and favored unity with Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. He also called for Syria to align itself with the Western camp during the Cold War. In the unstable climate of Adib al-Shishakli's first two years, governments rose and fell quickly. With relations between the army and the People's Party deteriorating, Hakim was called upon in August 1951 to form the fifth government in under two years. The major issue during his brief tenure was whether Syria should participate in a pro-Western Middle Eastern defense organization put forward by Great Britain, France, and the United States in October. When his foreign minister bluntly attacked the proposal, the pro-Western Hakim could not hold his cabinet together, and he resigned in November.
[edit] References
- Commins, David Dean. Historical Dictionary of Syria, p. 119. Scarecrow Press, 2004, ISBN 0810849348.
| Preceded by Khalid al-Azm |
Prime Minister of Syria September 12, 1941 – April 19, 1942 |
Succeeded by Husni al-Barazi |
| Preceded by Khalid al-Azm |
Prime Minister of Syria August 9 – November 13, 1951 |
Succeeded by Zaki al-Khatib |
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