Hashim al-Atassi

Hashim al-Atassi
هاشم الأتاسي
4th President of Syria
In office 21 December 1936 – 7 July 1939
Preceded by	Muhammad 'Ali Bay al-'Abid
Succeeded by	Bahij al-Khatib
In office 15 August 1949 – 2 December 1951
Preceded by	Sami al-Hinnawi (Military Rule)
Succeeded by	Adib Shishakli (Military Rule)
In office 28 February 1954 – 6 September 1955
Preceded by	Maamun al-Kuzbari (Acting)
Succeeded by	Shukri al-Quwatli
2nd & 25th Prime Minister of Syria
In office 3 May 1920 – 28 July 1920
Monarch	Faisal I
Preceded by	Rida Pasha al-Rikabi
Succeeded by	Aladdin Al-Droubi
In office 17 August 1949 – 24 December 1949
Preceded by	Muhsin al-Barazi
Succeeded by	Nazim al-Kudsi
President of the Constituent Assembly
In office 11 August 1928 – 6 September 1928
Preceded by	Badi' Muwayyad
Succeeded by	Faris al-Khoury
Speaker of the Syrian National Congress
In office 11 December 1919 – 17 July 1920
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Badi' Muwayyad
Personal details
Born	(1875-01-11)11 January 1875 Homs, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	5 December 1960(1960-12-05) (aged 85) Homs, Syria, United Arab Republic
Political party	National Bloc (1928–1947) People's Party (1948–1960)
Parent	Khaled al-Atassi

Hashim al-Atassi (Arabic: هاشم الأتاسي, romanized: Hāšim al-ʾAtāsī; 11 January 1875 – 5 December 1960) was a Syrian nationalist and statesman and the President of Syria from 1936 to 1939, 1949 to 1951 and 1954 to 1955.