Ahmad al-Khatib

Ahmad al-Khatib أحمد الخطيب


President of Syria
In office 18 November 1970 – 12 March 1971
Preceded by	Nureddin al-Atassi
Succeeded by	Hafez al-Assad
Speaker of the People's Council
In office 22 February 1971 – 26 December 1971
Preceded by	Mansur al-Atrash (was parliament chairman in 1966)
Succeeded by	Fahmi al-Yusufi
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 13 November 1970 – 15 April 1975
Personal details
Born	1933 Swaida, Syria
Died	1982 (aged 48–49) Damascus, Syria
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Religion	Sunni Islam

Ahmad Hasan al-Khatib (Arabic: أحمد حسن الخطيب‎‎) (1933–1982) was a Syrian politician. He was a ceremonial head of state of Syria, appointed by Hafez al-Assad to replace the ousted president Nureddin al-Atassi. Ahmad al-Khatib was a civilian member of the ruling Ba'ath party and served as president for only four months. His position was subsequently filled by Assad. He then became the speaker of the Syrian parliament. He died in Damascus, Syria in 1982.

Presidents of Syria

French Mandate	Subhi Bey Barakat François Pierre-Alype^AP Ahmad Nami Taj al-Din al-Hasani^AP Léon Solomiac^AP Mohammed Ali Bey al-Abed Hashim al-Atassi Bahij al-Khatib Khalid al-Azm^AP Taj al-Din al-Hasani Jamil al-Ulshi^AP Ata Bey al-Ayyubi Shukri al-Quwatli

Syrian Republic	Shukri al-Quwatli Husni al-Za'im^† Sami al-Hinnawi^AP^† Hashim al-Atassi Adib Shishakli^AP^† Fawzi Selu^† Adib Shishakli Maamun al-Kuzbari^AP^† Hashim al-Atassi Shukri al-Quwatli

United Arab Republic	Gamal Abdel Nasser

Syrian Arab Republic	Maamun al-Kuzbari^AP Izzat al-Nuss^AP^† Nazim al-Kudsi Lu'ay al-Atassi^† Amin al-Hafiz^† Nureddin al-Atassi^† Ahmad al-Khatib^AP Hafez al-Assad Abdul Halim Khaddam^AP Bashar al-Assad

^AP: Acting president; ^†: Military

Speakers of the Parliament of Syria since 1919

al-Atassi* Muayyad al-Atassi al-Khoury al-Jabiri al-Khoury Kikhia al-Dawalibi al-Kudsi al-Kuzbari al-Kudsi al-Hawrani Sadat† al-Kuzbari Ghazzi al-Atrash al-Khatib al-Yusufi al-Halabi Hadid Zuabi Kaddoura al-Otari al-Abrash al-Laham Abbas

*president of the Syrian National Congress †within the UAR

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