11 Facts About Muhammad Umran

Major General Muhammad Umran was a Syrian military officer and founding member of the Military Committee of the unitary Ba'ath Party.

Muhammad Umran was a leading figure in Syrian politics from the 1963 Syrian coup d'etat until the 1966 coup d'etat.

Muhammad Umran hailed from al-Mukharram, a village situated in the mountains east of Homs.

Muhammad Umran studied at the Homs Military Academy and joined the Ba'ath Party in 1947.

Muhammad Umran played a small role under the aegis of Akram al-Hawrani in the 1954 uprising against Adib Shishakli's rule.

Muhammad Umran was one of the five founding members of the Military Committee, the other founding members were Hafez al-Assad, Salah Jadid, Ahmad al-Mir and Abd al-Karim al-Jundi, but acted as the committee's leading mind.

Muhammad Umran was the committee's chairman until the 8th of March Revolution in 1963, and was the oldest committee member.

Muhammad Umran was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in the Salah al-Din al-Bitar's cabinet, the first Ba'athist government in Syrian history.

Muhammad Umran was ousted from his position during the 1966 Syrian coup d'etat by his former Military Committee comrades and was jailed in Mezzeh Prison.

Muhammad Umran was released following the 1967 Six-Day War with Israel, which ended in the latter's occupation of Syria's Golan Heights.

Muhammad Umran was shot and killed outside of his home in Tripoli, Lebanon on 4 March 1972.