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
President	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Succeeded by	Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
In office 3 April 1971 – 21 December 1972
President	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Hafez al-Assad
Succeeded by	Mahmoud 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
President	Ahmad al-Khatib
Prime Minister	Hafez al-Assad
Personal details
Born	1930 (1930) Damascus, Syria
Died	14 March 2009(2009-03-14) (aged 78–79)
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Other political affiliations	National Progressive Front
Military service
Rank	Major General

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي, romanized: ʿAbd 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.