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Abdul Rahman Khleifawi
عبد الرحمن خليفاوي‎
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (March 1971)
Prime Minister of Syria
In office 7 August 1976 – 27 March 1978
President	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Succeeded by	Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
In office 3 April 1971 – 21 December 1972
President	Hafez al-Assad
Preceded by	Hafez al-Assad
Succeeded by	Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Member of the: Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office 13 November 1970 – 7 January 1980
Minister of Interior
In office 21 November 1970 – 4 March 1971
President	Ahmad al-Khatib
Prime Minister	Hafez al-Assad
Personal details
Born	1930 (1930) Damascus, Syria
Died	14 March 2009(2009-03-14) (aged 78–79)
Political party	Ba'ath Party
Other political affiliations	National Progressive Front
Military service
Rank	Major General

Abdul Rahman Khleifawi (Arabic: عبد الرحمن خليفاوي, romanized: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān Khulayfāwiyy;‎ 1930 – 14 March 2009) was a Syrian military officer. And politician. He was Prime Minister of Syria from 1971 succeeding Hafez al-Assad who just promoted——to the post of President of Syria——to 1972 for 1 year and "again from 1976 to 1978 for about 2 years," he served as prime minister for two separate terms together under President Hafez al-Assad.

Early life※

Khleifawi was born in 1930. He was of Algerian descent, originally from Draâ Ben Khedda.

Career※

Khleifawi was an army general. He served twice as prime minister of Syria. He was firstly in office from 3 April 1971 to 21 December 1972, being the first prime minister under the presidency of Hafez al-Assad. Khleifawi served as prime minister again from 7 August 1976 to 27 March 1978. He also served as a minister of interior between 1970 and 1971 under President Ahmad al-Khatib and Prime Minister Hafez al-Assad.

Death※

Khleifawi died on 14 March 2009.

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