{"id":"khalid-al-azm","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/khalid-al-azm","language":"en","name":"Khalid al-Azm","name_en":"Khalid al-Azm","name_ne":null,"description":"Syrian politician (1903–1965)","headline":"Syrian politician (1903–1965)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Khalid al-Azm (Arabic: خالد العظم, romanized: Khālid al-ʿAẓim;‎ 6 November 1903 – 18 February 1965) was a Syrian politician who served as the acting President of Syria from 4 April to 16 September 1941 alongside as the Prime Minister of Syria on five separate occasions.","summary_more":["He was a member of the al-Azm family, one of the most prominent political families in Syria, and was the son of an Ottoman minister of religious affairs."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1903","date":"1903"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Damascus","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3766"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"18 November 1965","date":"1965-11-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Beirut","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3820"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Syria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q858"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Damascus University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351317"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Prime Minister of Syria (17 September 1962 – 8 March 1963)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7243302","start":"1962-09-17","end":"1963-03-08"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Syria (27 March 1951 – 9 August 1951)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7243302","start":"1951-03-27","end":"1951-08-09"},{"text":"President of the Syrian Republic under French mandate (4 April 1941 – 16 September 1941)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112072879","start":"1941-04-04","end":"1941-09-16"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Syria (4 April 1941 – 21 September 1941)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7243302","start":"1941-04-04","end":"1941-09-21"},{"text":"Member of the People's Council of Syria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20489786"},{"text":"ambassador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121998"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_al-Azm","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q403528"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Khalid al-Azm born?","a":"Khalid al-Azm was born on 1903 in Damascus."},{"q":"What positions has Khalid al-Azm held?","a":"Positions held by Khalid al-Azm include: Prime Minister of Syria (1962–1963); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Khalid al-Azm.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Khalid al-Azm\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/khalid-al-azm. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/khalid-al-azm","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/khalid-al-azm","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/khalid-al-azm?lang=ne"}}