arabic february november syrian politician journalist fellow university students founding member party syrian regional branch presidency anti government activist imprisoned twice released unsuccessful attempt gain support father sultan year overthrown elected parliament turned offer serve government period strong supporter egyptian president pan arab leader opposed syria turned offers serve successive governments protest party gained power coup minister head second coup left wing officers resulted split party coup officers led founders led ardent supporter subsequently imprisoned released aftermath syria defeat war israel years self imposed exile lebanon returned syria abandoned political life died november buried near hometown early life born february community months launched led father time area constituted autonomous zone existing syria established tensions french authorities stemmed number reasons particularly local leaders saw french domestic affairs self governance revolt began summer soon spread syria ending military defeat syrian rebels self imposed exile sultan mandatory authorities issued warrant arrest returned pardoned authorities later damascus completed primary secondary education went study graduated political science attained law degree served lecturer arabic literature party conflict ardent socialist arab nationalist principle practice according historian founding member party joined organization time left party colleagues studies paris syrian regional branch actively participated party strikes marches wrote regularly party newspaper prominent member hailed major clan general seized power establishing military backed participated anti activity including throwing explosives residence action resulted arrest launched crackdown community claiming funded ruled jordan iraq establish government syria bombarded government forces father sultan house arrest vocal criticism came conflict year result authoritarian manner governance moved opposition rule helped coordinate supply arms insurgents arrested authorities second time peak unrest released times father popularity national level releasing attempted gain sultan response second release prison sultan said didn ask freedom son asked freedom country according anti government activities significantly contributed resignation departure syria february amid unrest democratic election later year elected parliament offered cabinet position september government rejected offer party opposition government makeup period syria supported formation union syria egypt years devoted supporter president policies wrote articles daily newspaper people opposed break union coup september opposed playing political role anti governments succeeded prime minister term offered cabinet post turned offer citing ideological opposition government prime minister term appointed minister social affairs asking turned job syrian politics ended party took power coup état march stated goal pan arab state goal shared appointed minister labor government member organ responsible running day day state affairs february elected member nominally highest policy making body party differences developed viewing cabinet right leaning soft elements syria aftermath uprising april year president prime minister time unrest stepped response strikes demonstrations protest severity uprising suppression replaced serve second term prime minister publicly promising protect civil liberties party tensions culminated withdrawing confidence government september associate subsequently resigning positions filled respectively effectively brought control replaced premier october remained ministerial post september appointed chairman acquired little facto power overarching control later remarking officers let talking later discovered agreed decisions played role parliament speaker december tensions loyal loyal backed military grew worse elements attempted align member effort split military support according syria expert officers solid backing jordan lebanon group opposed confrontation citing lack military support political power fundamental weakness alliance engaged antagonistic rivalry leadership continued hold office reelected speaker february shortly syrian coup état february brought left wing neo government power caused internal party split government coming power resulted self imposed exile leading partisan arrested jailed coup new defense minister future president later paid visit discuss syria political situation check health june occupied day war loyalists released detention later remarked know owed freedom defeat collaboration officer attempted overthrow government failed following unsuccessful coup attempt moved self imposed exile lebanon lived death head syria secret intelligence service returned syria lived remainder life later life death hosted dinner aimed healing rift ruling governments syria neighboring iraq dinner attended iraqi foreign minister syrian defense minister member organization support palestinian uprising israel presided aimed end sanctions iraq later support invasion august married teacher christian daughter sultan partner grain trade based owned house son named daughter named rim wife community marriage caused temporary father eventually differences following sultan death gained role major spokesman clan died november age funeral held city according relatives ceremony attended hundreds thousands syria lebanon jordan prominent arab personalities buried woodland area owned near native
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