Muhammad al-Sufi

Muhammad al-Sufi
محمد الصوفي
5th Minister of Defense
In office
8 March 1963 – 2 May 1963
Prime MinisterSalah al-Din Bitar
Preceded byAbdul Karim Zahreddine
Succeeded byZiad al-Hariri
Personal details
Born1927 (1927)[1]
Latakia, French Syria
Died19 November 2018 (aged 90–91)
Latakia, Syria
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Rank Field Marshal

Muhammad al-Sufi (Arabic: محمد الصوفي; 1927 – 19 November 2018) was a Syrian field marshal[1] who played a role in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état and briefly served as Defense Minister between March and May of that year. Politically a Nasserist, he was sidelined by Ba'athist rivals in the military and departed the political scene before returning to Syria in the 1990s.

  1. ^ a b "الفريق محمد الصوفي". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.