Bahij al-Khatib

Bahij al-Khatib بهيج الخطيب
Head of State of Syria
In office 10 July 1939 – 4 April 1941
Preceded by	Hashim al-Atassi
Succeeded by	Khalid al-Azm
Governor of Damascus
In office 6 February 1936 – 2 March 1936
Preceded by	Aref al-Khatib
Succeeded by	Tawfiq al-Hayani
Personal details
Born	1895 Shheem, Beirut Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	1981 (aged 85–86) Lebanon

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