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Nureddin al-Atassi

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Nureddin al-Atassi

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Also known as Nūr al-Dīn al-Atāsī, Noureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi

4th President of the Syrian Arab Republic (1929–1992)

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Key facts

Preceded by
Munif al-Razzaz , (head of unitary Ba'ath Party )
Succeeded by
Hafez al-Assad
Deputy
Salah Jadid
Prime minister
Yusuf Zuayyin , Himself
President
Amin al-Hafiz , Yusuf Zuayyin
Born
( 1929-01-11 ) 11 January 1929, Homs , French Syria
Died
3 December 1992 (1992-12-03) (aged 63), Paris , France
Party
Ba'ath Party
Relations
Atassi family

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Encyclopedic overview

Nureddin Mustafa Ali al-Atassi (Arabic: نور الدين مصطفى الأتاسي, romanized: Nūr ad-Dīn Muṣṭafā al-'Atāsī, 11 January 1929 – 3 December 1992) was a Syrian politician who served as the president of Syria from 1966 to 1970. Atassi was the first Syrian president to address the United Nations General Assembly, and the only one until Ahmed al-Sharaa did so in September 2025.

Early life and education

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