Hashim al-Atassi

هاشم الأتاسي (Known as "Father of Independence")

Three-Time President of Syria, Constitutionalist Statesman

Born 1875

Homs, Syria

Passed Away 5 December 1960 Homs, Syria

Lifespan 85 years old

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"Power is a sacred trust from the people; whoever uses state authority to crush the constitution is an enemy of the nation."

Archival Overview

Venerated 'Father of Syrian Independence' who served three times as President and led the National Bloc against the French Mandate.

Biographical Record

Hashim al-Atassi was born in Homs into one of Syria's most prominent scholarly and landed families. Educated at the Ottoman Imperial Civil Academy in Istanbul, he served as governor of Baalbek and Prime Minister under King Faisal I in 1920 before founding the National Bloc (Al-Kutla al-Wataniyya) to lead the peaceful diplomatic struggle for independence from French rule.

Atassi served three terms as President of the Syrian Republic (1936-1939, 1949-1951, and 1954-1955), earning universal admiration across all ideological factions for his absolute financial probity, unyielding adherence to the constitution, and defense of parliamentary democracy against military coups.

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Final Resting Place

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Atassi Family Cemetery
Homs, Syria

                         GPS: 34.7300, 36.7100                    

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