| Nabih al-Azma | |
|---|---|
| نبيه العظمة | |
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Saadallah al-Jabiri |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad al-Sharabati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1886 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 1964 (aged 77–78) Damascus, Syria |
Nabih al-Azma (Arabic: نبيه العظمة; 1886 – 1964) was a Syrian politician and the defense minister of Syria in 1946.
Background
Nabih was born in Damascus in 1886 to a notable family in Damascus and he was the nephew of Yusuf al-'Azma, members of the al-Azma family in Syria. He studied at the Ottoman Military Academy and graduated in 1917 from Istanbul.
Career
He was elected to the Syrian parliament, and served as defense minister in 1946.
References
- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-40-1.
- Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.
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