Muhammad Umran

Muhammad Umran
محمد عمران
10th Minister of Defence
In office 1 September 1965 – 14 February 1966
Preceded by	Hamad Ubayd
Succeeded by	Hafez al-Assad
In office 2 May 1963 – 1965
Preceded by	Mohammad al-Sufi
Succeeded by	Hamad Ubayd
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 1 February 1964 – 4 April 1965
Vice President of Syria
In office 8 March 1963 – 15 December 1964
Personal details
Born	1922 al-Mukharram, French Mandate of Syria
Died	March 4, 1972(1972-03-04) (aged 49–50) Tripoli, Lebanon
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Military service
Years of service	1942–1966
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	First Arab-Israeli War

Major General Muhammad Umran (Arabic: محمد عمران; 1922 – 4 March 1972) was a Syrian general and a founding member of the Military Committee of the unitary Ba'ath Party. He was a leading personality in Syrian politics from the 1963 Syrian coup d'état until the 1966 coup d'état.