Afif al-Bizri

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Afif al-Bizri
عفيف البزري
Bizri at a military reception in Hungary, 1958
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
Political party	Syrian Communist Party (affiliated)
Military service
Allegiance	UAR
Branch	Syrian Arab Army
Service years	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.