Fayez al-Khoury
Fayez al-Khoury | |
|---|---|
| فائز الخوري | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office February 23, 1939 – May 5, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Saadallah al-Jabiri |
| Succeeded by | Khalid al-Azm |
| In office September 20, 1941 – March 25, 1943 | |
| Succeeded by | Naim Antaki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1885 |
| Died | 1959 |
| Alma mater | American University of Beirut, University of Istanbul |
Fayez al-Khoury (Arabic: فائز الخوري) (1959 - 1885), was a Syrian politician who served as foreign minister for term term in 1940s.[1][2]
Background[]
He was born to a Christian family from the village of Kefir. He came with his older brother Faris al-Khoury to Damascus and then went to study law at the American University of Beirut, and then to the Institute of Law in Istanbul.[2]
Career[]
He joined the National coalition in 1928 and served as foreign minister for term term in 1940s. Also he was appointed the ambassador of Syria in Washington, D.C., London, and Moscow[3]
References[]
- ^ Moubayed, Sami (2018-08-30). The Makers of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-948-1.
- ^ a b Khoury, Colette. Fares Khoury papers. p. 84.
- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-40-1.
Categories:
- Foreign ministers of Syria
- Syrian politicians
- 20th-century Syrian politicians
- Syrian Christians
- Al-Khoury family
- 1885 births
- 1959 deaths