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| He defected from the Ottoman army and joined the ] under the leadership of ]. After the end of ], he was a member of a six-man committee charged with discharging executive authority in Syria until the Kingdom of Syria was proclaimed under ], after which, in October 1918, he was appointed private chamberlain to the new monarch. However, the kingdom was dissolved by the ], who imposed their mandate on Syria in July 1920 and exiled Faisal (see ] and ]). Ulshi remained behind and participated in successive pro-French and French-appointed puppet governments, occupying several high posts in the cabinet, becoming acting Prime Minister on September 6, 1920. He rapidly gained a reputation for subservience to the French and ], appointing several family members to high government posts. The French mandate authorities subdivided Syria into independent and semi-independent zones and annexed large areas to ], enraging Syrian nationalists, and several revolts broke out across the country. | He defected from the Ottoman army and joined the ] under the leadership of ]. After the end of ], he was a member of a six-man committee charged with discharging executive authority in Syria until the Kingdom of Syria was proclaimed under ], after which, in October 1918, he was appointed private chamberlain to the new monarch. However, the kingdom was dissolved by the ], who imposed their mandate on Syria in July 1920 and exiled Faisal (see ] and ]). Ulshi remained behind and participated in successive pro-French and French-appointed puppet governments, occupying several high posts in the cabinet, becoming acting Prime Minister on September 6, 1920. He rapidly gained a reputation for subservience to the French and ], appointing several family members to high government posts. The French mandate authorities subdivided Syria into independent and semi-independent zones and annexed large areas to ], enraging Syrian nationalists, and several revolts broke out across the country. | ||
| Ulshi became increasingly unpopular when he did nothing to oppose these measures, and raised no objections to the severe French military response to the revolts. He was forced to resign on November 30, 1920. He remained a political outcast until 1928, when he was able to return to the cabinet as finance minister when his long |
Ulshi became increasingly unpopular when he did nothing to oppose these measures, and raised no objections to the severe French military response to the revolts. He was forced to resign on November 30, 1920. He remained a political outcast until 1928, when he was able to return to the cabinet as finance minister when his long time ally ] became Prime minister; he held this post until August 1930, when he retired. He came out of retirement in September 1941 to become an advisor to Hasani when the latter assumed the presidency. Hasani asked Ulshi to form a government in January 1943. He did so, giving several posts to nationalist politicians to appease the opposition. However Hasani died that same month, and Ulshi became acting president as well as prime minister. His tenure was marred by widespread public anger and rioting at high prices and taxes imposed to aid the unpopular French war effort in ]. He was again forced to resign, and disappeared from public life until his death eight years later. | ||
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| Jamil al-Ulshi جميل الألشي | |
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| Interim President of Syria | |
| In office January 17, 1943 – March 25, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Taj al-Din al-Hasani |
| Succeeded by | 'Ata Bay al-Ayyubi |
| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office September 6, 1920 – November 30, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Alaa al-Din al-Durubi |
| Succeeded by | Haqqi Bey al-Azm |
| In office January 10, 1943 – March 25, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Husni al-Barazi |
| Succeeded by | Saadallah al-Jabiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1883 Damascus, Ottoman Syria |
| Died | 1951 (aged 78) Damascus, Syria |
Jamil al-Ulshi (1883-1951) (Template:Lang-ar) was a Syrian politician and acting head of state (January 17 - March 25, 1943) during the French Mandate era.
Biography
He was born and raised in Damascus, and educated in the Ottoman Military Academy in Istanbul.
He defected from the Ottoman army and joined the Arab revolt under the leadership of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. After the end of World War II, he was a member of a six-man committee charged with discharging executive authority in Syria until the Kingdom of Syria was proclaimed under Faisal I, after which, in October 1918, he was appointed private chamberlain to the new monarch. However, the kingdom was dissolved by the French, who imposed their mandate on Syria in July 1920 and exiled Faisal (see Sykes-Picot Agreement and San Remo conference). Ulshi remained behind and participated in successive pro-French and French-appointed puppet governments, occupying several high posts in the cabinet, becoming acting Prime Minister on September 6, 1920. He rapidly gained a reputation for subservience to the French and nepotism, appointing several family members to high government posts. The French mandate authorities subdivided Syria into independent and semi-independent zones and annexed large areas to Lebanon, enraging Syrian nationalists, and several revolts broke out across the country.
Ulshi became increasingly unpopular when he did nothing to oppose these measures, and raised no objections to the severe French military response to the revolts. He was forced to resign on November 30, 1920. He remained a political outcast until 1928, when he was able to return to the cabinet as finance minister when his long time ally Taj al-Din al-Hasani became Prime minister; he held this post until August 1930, when he retired. He came out of retirement in September 1941 to become an advisor to Hasani when the latter assumed the presidency. Hasani asked Ulshi to form a government in January 1943. He did so, giving several posts to nationalist politicians to appease the opposition. However Hasani died that same month, and Ulshi became acting president as well as prime minister. His tenure was marred by widespread public anger and rioting at high prices and taxes imposed to aid the unpopular French war effort in Europe. He was again forced to resign, and disappeared from public life until his death eight years later.
| Preceded byTaj al-Din al-Hasani | President of Syria January 17 - March 25, 1943 |
Succeeded by'Ata' Bay al-Ayyubi |
| Presidents of Syria (list) | |
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| Syrian Federation (1922–1924) |  |
| State of Syria (1925–1930) | |
| First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) | .svg) |
| Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) | |
| United Arab Republic (1958–1961) | ,_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg) |
| Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963) | |
| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) | |
| * acting | |
| Prime ministers of Syria (list) | |
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| Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920) | .svg) |
| State of Syria (1925–1930) | |
| First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) | |
| Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) | |
| United Arab Republic (1958–1961) | |
| Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963) | |
| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) | |
| Transitional period (2024–present) |  |
| * acting | |
References
- Sami Moubayed Steel & Silk: Men and Women Who Shaped Syria 1900-2000 (Cune Press, Seattle, 2005).