Khalid al-Azm

Khalid al-Azm
خالد العظم
Interim President of Syria
In office 4 April 1941 – 16 September 1941
Preceded by	Bahij al-Khatib
Succeeded by	Taj al-Din al-Hasani
13th, 22nd, 27th, 29th & 46th Prime Minister of Syria
In office 4 April 1941 – 21 September 1941
Preceded by	Nasuhi al-Bukhari
Succeeded by	Hassan al-Hakim
In office 16 December 1946 – 29 December 1946
President	Shukri al-Quwatli
Preceded by	Saadallah al-Jabiri
Succeeded by	Jamil Mardam Bey
In office 16 December 1948 – 30 March 1949
President	Shukri al-Quwatli
Preceded by	Jamil Mardam Bey
Succeeded by	Husni al-Za'im
In office 27 December 1949 – 4 June 1950
President	Hashim al-Atassi
Preceded by	Nazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded by	Nazim al-Kudsi
In office 27 March 1951 – 9 August 1951
President	Hashim al-Atassi
Preceded by	Nazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded by	Hassan al-Hakim
In office 17 September 1962 – 9 March 1963
President	Nazim al-Kudsi
Preceded by	Bashir al-Azma
Succeeded by	Salah al-Din Bitar
Personal details
Born	6 November 1903 Damascus, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	18 February 1965 (aged 62) Beirut, Lebanon
Political party	Independent

Khalid al-Azm (Arabic: خالد العظم, romanized: Khālid al-ʿAẓim;‎ 11 June 1903 – 18 November 1965) was a Syrian politician and five-time interim Prime Minister, as well as Acting President from 4 April to 16 September 1941. He was a member of one of the most prominent political families in Syria, al-Azm (also known as Alazem or Al Azem), and the son of an Ottoman minister of religious affairs.