1. Maamun al-Kuzbari was a Syrian literary personality, politician and acting head of state from a prominent Damascus family.
15 Facts About Maamun al-Kuzbari
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Maamun al-Kuzbari studied International law at the University of Lyon's affiliate Saint Joseph University in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and became an attorney in Damascus in 1943 and a professor at Damascus University in 1948.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari entered parliament as an independent in 1953, allying himself with military strongman Adib al-Shishakli.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari was elected Speaker of parliament and chairman of the Constitutional Assembly charged by Shishakli to amend the constitution.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari managed the party's daily newspaper, Al Tahrir al Arabi.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari succeeded in avoiding military confrontation among the supporters and opponents of Shishakli within the Syrian army and called the former President Hashim al-Atassi, whose administration was interrupted by Shishakli's coup in 1949, to come back to Damascus in order to complete his term.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari was politically inactive during the union and became President of the Syrian Lawyers Bar.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari formed a cabinet consisting mainly of technocrats and university professors.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari assumed in addition to his role as prime minister, the ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs and acted as president until his resignation in November 1961.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari represented Syria in the Non-Aligned Movement Conferences in Bandung on 1955 and in several other international conferences.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari was exiled after another coup on 8 March 1963 and settled for a short time in France before relocating to Morocco.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari taught and published several books in Syria and Morocco in the interpretation of civil law.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari actively participated in propagation of the Arab language in the Moroccan universities and courts.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari's books are used as reference in the Moroccan courts.
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Maamun al-Kuzbari died in Beirut on 2 March 1998 and was buried in Damascus.