Abdul Rahman Khleifawi

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi
عبد الرحمن خليفاوي
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (March 1971)
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
7 August 1976 – 27 March 1978
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Preceded byMahmoud al-Ayyubi
Succeeded byMuhammad Ali al-Halabi
In office
3 April 1971 – 21 December 1972
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Preceded byHafez al-Assad
Succeeded byMahmoud al-Ayyubi
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office
13 November 1970 – 7 January 1980
Minister of Interior
In office
21 November 1970 – 4 March 1971
PresidentAhmad al-Khatib
Prime MinisterHafez al-Assad
Personal details
Born1930 (1930)
Damascus, Syria
Died14 March 2009(2009-03-14) (aged 78–79)
Political partyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
Military service
RankMajor General

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي, romanizedʿAbd ar-Raḥmān Khulayfāwiyy;‎ 1930 – 14 March 2009) was a Syrian military officer and politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from 1971 succeeding Hafez al-Assad who just promoted to the post of President of Syria to 1972 for 1 year and again from 1976 to 1978 for about 2 years, he served as prime minister for two separate terms together under President Hafez al-Assad.