Yusuf Zuayyin
Prime minister of Syria (1965, 1966–1968)
يوسف زعيّـنZuayyin in June 1967
1 March 1966 – 29 October 1968
22 September 1965 – 21 December 1965
Abu Kamal, Syria
Stockholm, Sweden
Yusuf Zuayyin (Arabic: يوسف زعيّـن; 25 January 1931 – 10 January 2016[1]) was a Syrian politician. A member of the Ba'ath Party, he served as Prime Minister of Syria in 1965 and again from 1966 to 1968. He was born in Abu Kamal.
After the 1970 coup, Zuayyin was arrested on November 13, 1970 and imprisoned for 11 years.[2] He was released in 1981, being allowed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. After his recovery, he lived in Hungary and Sweden.
Zuayyin died after a long illness on 10 January 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden at the age of 84.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se". Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "Syria : a country study". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ "وفاة رئيس الوزراء السوري الأسبق يوسف الزعين في استوكهولم". syria-nass.com (in Arabic). 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Yusuf Zu'ayyin from the city of Albu Kamal, a former prime minister of Syria, has passed away in Sweden". en.deirezzor24.net. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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