| Ahmad Qanbar | |
|---|---|
| احمد قنبر | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 22 December 1961 – 27 March 1962 | |
| President | Nazim al-Kudsi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1900 |
| Died | 1971 |
Ahmad Qanbar (Arabic: أحمد قنبر; 1900–1971) was a Syrian politician and journalist served as interior minister for five times.
Career
He started his career by establishing a newspaper in Aleppo named Al Nazir in 1937. In 1947, he became a founding member of the People's Party, one year after Syria's independence from the French Mandate. The party's platform revolved around strengthening Syrian democracy, distributing political power—which was largely concentrated in the hands of Damascus-based politicians—throughout the country, and uniting with neighboring Iraq. It was allied and financed by the Hashemites, who were in power in both Iraq and Jordan.
He was elected in the parliament from 1947 to 1961, and served as interior minister for five terms between in 1950s and 1960s.
In 1963, Qanbar's civil rights were terminated after coup of al Baath party.
References
- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-41-8.
- Watenpaugh, Keith David (2014-12-19). Being Modern in the Middle East: Revolution, Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Arab Middle Class. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-6666-3.
- Jankowski, James P. (2002). Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism, and the United Arab Republic. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58826-034-5.