Afif al-Bizri

Afif al-Bizri
عفيف البزري
Affif Bizri at a military reception in Hungary, 1958.
Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army
In office
1957–1959
Preceded byTawfiq Nizam al-Din
Succeeded byJamal al-Faisal
Personal details
Born1914
Sidon, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire
Died28 January 1994 (aged 79)
Damascus, Syria
NationalitySyrian
Military service
Allegiance UAR
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1935 - 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.


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