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Afif al-Bizri | |
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عفيف البزري | |
Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army | |
In office 1957–1959 | |
Preceded by | Tawfiq Nizam al-Din |
Succeeded by | Jamal al-Faisal |
Personal details | |
Born | 1914 Sidon, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 28 January 1994 (aged 79) Damascus, Syria |
Nationality | Syrian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | UAR |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1935 - 1959 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Afif al-Bizri (Arabic: عفيف البزري) (1914 – 28 January 1994) was a Syrian career military officer who served as the chief of staff of the Syrian Army between 1957–1959. He was known for his communist sympathies, and for spearheading the union movement between Syria and Egypt in 1958.