Abdul Halim Khaddam
Abdul Halim Khaddam (/ˈɑːbdəl həˈliːm kəˈdæm/ ⓘ AHB-dəl hə-LEEM kə-DAM; Arabic: عبد الحليم خدام; 15 September 1932 – 31 March 2020) was a Syrian politician who served as interim President of Syria in 2000. He also was Vice President of Syria and "High Commissioner" to Lebanon from 1984 to 2005. He was long known as a loyalist of Hafez Assad until he resigned from his position and left the country in 2005 in protest against certain policies of Hafez's son and successor, Bashar Assad. He accumulated substantial wealth while in office: a Credit Suisse account, opened in 1994, was nearly 90 million Swiss francs in September 2003, per Suisse secrets.
Abdul Halim Khaddam عبدالحليم خدام | |
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Foreign Minister Khaddam in 1977 | |
| Acting President of Syria | |
| In office 10 June 2000 – 17 July 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
| Vice President | Rifaat al-Assad Himself Zuhair Masharqa |
| Preceded by | Hafez al-Assad |
| Succeeded by | Bashar al-Assad |
| 9th Vice President of Syria | |
| In office 11 March 1984 – 9 February 2005 Serving with Rifaat al-Assad and Zuhair Masharqa | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad Himself (acting) Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi |
| Succeeded by | Farouk al-Sharaa |
| 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 July 1970 – 1 March 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | See list
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| Preceded by | Mustapha al-Said |
| Succeeded by | Farouk al-Sharaa |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
| In office 13 November 1970 – 9 February 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1932 Baniyas, First Syrian Republic |
| Died | 31 March 2020 (aged 87) Paris, France |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1984–2006) National Salvation Front in Syria (2006–2020) |
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