Walid Muallem
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Syrian politician, foreign minister (1941-2020)
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Walid Muallem, also known by his native name وليد المُعلِّم, was a male politician and diplomat born in Damascus in 1941. He was educated at Cairo University and held citizenship in the Second Syrian Republic, the United Arab Republic, and Syria. A member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region, he adhered to Ba'athism and far-left politics.
Muallem practiced Islam and spoke Arabic. He died in Damascus on November 16, 2020.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1941–2020
- Nationality
- SY
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 8 libraries
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Riyad Farid Hijab , Wael Nader al-Halqi , Imad Khamis , Hussein Arnous
- Preceded by
- Abdullah al-Dardari
- Succeeded by
- Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
- President
- Hafez al-Assad , Abdul Halim Khaddam (Acting), Bashar al-Assad
- Born
- Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem , ( 1941-01-13 ) 13 January 1941, Damascus , Syria
- Died
- 16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) (aged 79), Damascus, Syria
- Party
- Ba'ath Party
- Other political affiliations
- National Progressive Front
- Spouse
- Sawsan Khayat
- Nickname
- Abu Tarek
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Waleed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Syria
- Place of birth
- Damascus
- Place of death
- Damascus
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Educated at
- Cairo University
- Political party
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Walid Muallem (cropped).jpg
- Political ideology
- Ba'athism
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- date of birth
- 1941-07-17
- name in native language
- وليد المُعلِّم
- Commons category
- Walid Muallem
- date of death
- 2020-11-16
- P10632
- Walid Muallem
- political alignment
- far-left politics
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Encyclopedic overview
Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem (Arabic: وليد محيي الدين المعلم, romanized: Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallem; 13 January 1941 – 16 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 until his death in 2020. He was also a deputy prime minister.
Early life and education
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