Bahij al-Khatib

Bahij al-Khatib
بهيج الخطيب
Head of State of Syria
In office
10 July 1939 – 4 April 1941
Preceded byHashim al-Atassi
Succeeded byKhalid al-Azm
Governor of Damascus
In office
6 February 1936 – 2 March 1936
Preceded byAref al-Khatib
Succeeded byTawfiq al-Hayani
Personal details
Born1895
Shheem, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died1981 (aged 85–86)
Lebanon

Bahij al-Khatib (Arabic: بهيج الخطيب, romanizedBahīj al-Khaṭīb;‎ 1895–1981) was a French-appointed Syrian Head of State from July 10, 1939 to April 4, 1941.