Abdul Halim Khaddam President

Abdul Halim Khaddam (About this sound pronunction AHB-dl hah-LEEM kah-DAM (Arabic: عبد الحليم خدام‎; born 15 September 1932) is a Syrian politician who was Vice President of Syria from 1984 to 2005. He was one of the few Sunni Muslims to make it to the top of the Alawite-dominated Syrian leadership. He was long known as a loyalist of Hafez Assad, and held a strong position within the Syrian government until he resigned his positions and fled the country in 2005 in protest against certain policies of Hafez's son and successor, Bashar Assad.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	عبد الحليم خدام (Arabic); Khaddam Abdulhalim (alternate transliteration)
Birth date	September 15, 1932
Birth place	Baniyas
Religion	Islam

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Politician

office	Interim President of Syria Minister of Foreign Affairs Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region National Salvation Front in Syria
president	Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad
successor	Farouk al-Sharaa Bashar al-Assad

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