Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj
Abdel Hamid Sarraj (Arabic: عبد الحميد السراج, September 1925 – 23 September 2013) was a Syrian Army officer and politician. When the union between Egypt and Syria was declared, Sarraj, a staunch Arab nationalist and supporter of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, played a key role in the leadership of the Syrian region of the UAR. Due to the repression of the UAR towards the Syrian communists he was nicknamed Sultan Abdel Hamid referring to the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II.
Abdel Hamid Sarraj عبد الحميد السراج | |
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Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj, 1958 | |
| Chairman of the Executive Council of the Northern Region of the United Arab Republic | |
| In office 20 September 1960 – 16 August 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Preceded by | Nur al-Din Kahala |
| Succeeded by | Maamun al-Kuzbari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1925 Hama, French Syria |
| Died | 23 September 2013 (aged 87–88) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Minister of Interior (1958–1961) Vice-president (1961) |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
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