Farouk al-Sharaa
Farouk al-Sharaa | |
|---|---|
فاروق الشرع | |
 Sharaa in 2004 | |
| Vice President of Syria | |
| In office 21 February 2006 – 19 July 2014[1] | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Zuhair Masharqa Abdul Halim Khaddam |
| Succeeded by | Najah al-Attar |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 March 1984 – 21 February 2006 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Abdul-Halim Khaddam |
| Succeeded by | Walid Muallem |
| Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party | |
| In office 21 June 2000 – 8 July 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1938 Daraa, Syria |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Alma mater | University of London University of Damascus |
Farouk al-Sharaa[a] (born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician. He was one of the most well known officials in the government of Ba'athist Syria. He was foreign minister from 1984 to 2006, then as vice president until 2014.[2][1]
Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa". Al Arabiya. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ↑ Slackman, Michael (28 March 2011). "Syria Tries to Ease Deep Political Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
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