Fayez al-Khoury
Fayez al-Khoury | |
|---|---|
| فائز الخوري | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 February 1939 – 5 May 1939 | |
| President | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Saadallah al-Jabiri |
| Succeeded by | Khalid al-Azm |
| In office 20 September 1941 – 25 March 1943 | |
| President | Taj al-Din al-Hasani Jamil al-Ulshi |
| Preceded by | Khalid al-Azm |
| Succeeded by | Naim Antaki |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1939–1939 | |
| Preceded by | Lutfi al-Haffar |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Khalil Mudaris |
| In office 1941–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Nin Sehnaoui |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa al-Shihabi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1885 Kfeir, Hasbaya, Ottoman Syria (present day Lebanon) |
| Died | 1959 |
| Relatives | Fares al-Khoury, brother |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut, University of Istanbul |
Fayez al-Khoury (Arabic: فائز الخوري) (1959 - 1885), was a Syrian politician who served as foreign minister for two terms in 1930s and 40s.[1][2] He also served twice as Minister of Finance.
Background
[edit]He was born was born to a Greek Orthodox Christian[3] family from the village of Kfeir, Hasbaya District in modern-day Lebanon. He came with his older brother Faris al-Khoury to Damascus and then went to study law at the American University of Beirut, and then to the Institute of Law in Istanbul.[2]
Career
[edit]He joined the National coalition in 1928 and served as foreign minister for term term in 1940s. He was also appointed the ambassador of Syria in Washington, D.C., London, and Moscow.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Moubayed, Sami (2018-08-30). The Makers of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-948-1.
- ^ a b Khoury, Colette. Fares Khoury papers. p. 84.
- ^ Provence, Michael (2005). The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism. University of Texas Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-292-70680-4.
- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-40-1.