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Farouk al-Sharaa

Farouk al-Sharaa
فاروق الشرع
Sharaa in 2004
Vice President of Syria
In office
21 February 2006 – 19 July 2014[1]
Serving with Najah al-Attar
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byZuhair Masharqa
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Succeeded byNajah al-Attar
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 March 1984 – 21 February 2006
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Preceded byAbdul-Halim Khaddam
Succeeded byWalid Muallem
Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party
In office
21 June 2000 – 8 July 2013
Personal details
Born (1938-12-10) 10 December 1938 (age 86)
Daraa, Syrian Republic
Political partyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
Alma materUniversity of London
University of Damascus

Farouk al-Sharaa[a] (born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He was one of the most prominent officials in the Syrian government and served as foreign minister of Syria from 1984 until 2006 when he became a vice president of Syria.[2] His term as vice president ended on 19 July 2014.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa". Al Arabiya. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Slackman, Michael (28 March 2011). "Syria Tries to Ease Deep Political Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2011.


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