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From a politically active [[Damascus]] family, Nasuhi al-Bukhari joined the [[Ottoman Army]]. Arrested by the Allies and deported to [[Siberia]] in [[World War I]], he returned to [[Istanbul]] in 1916 after a two-year escape journey.<ref name="Moubayed2006"/> |
From a politically active [[Damascus]] family, Nasuhi al-Bukhari joined the [[Ottoman Army]]. Arrested by the Allies and deported to [[Siberia]] in [[World War I]], he returned to [[Istanbul]] in 1916 after a two-year escape journey.<ref name="Moubayed2006"/> |
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When the [[Ottoman Empire]] fell in 1918, Bukhari allied himself with [[Faisal I]]. |
When the [[Ottoman Empire]] fell in 1918, Bukhari allied himself with [[Faisal I]]. He a military commander in [[Aleppo]] before being sent to [[Cairo]] in January 1920 as military attache to [[Egypt]]. While he was away, the [[French Mandate of Syria]] was declared. From December 1920 to 1922 Bukhari was minister of military affairs in [[Haqqi al-Azm]]'s pro-French cabinet. From June 1926 to 1928 he was minister of agriculture in [[Ahmad Nami]]'s pro-French cabinet.<ref name="Moubayed2006"/> |
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On 5 April 1939, embroiled in a cabinet crisis, the nationalist leader [[Hashim al-Atassi]] appointed Bukhari as prime minister to attempt a non-party government.<ref name="Bey1994">{{cite book|author=Salma Mardam Bey|title=Syria's quest for independence|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VXNtAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=11 September 2012|year=1994|publisher=Ithaca Press|isbn=978-0-86372-175-5|page=17}}</ref> Bukhari had responsibility for talks to ratify the [[Franco–Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936)]], but these broke down when the French retreated from the terms of the treaty. |
On 5 April 1939, embroiled in a cabinet crisis, the nationalist leader [[Hashim al-Atassi]] appointed Bukhari as prime minister to attempt a non-party government.<ref name="Bey1994">{{cite book|author=Salma Mardam Bey|title=Syria's quest for independence|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VXNtAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=11 September 2012|year=1994|publisher=Ithaca Press|isbn=978-0-86372-175-5|page=17}}</ref> Bukhari had responsibility for talks to ratify the [[Franco–Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936)]], but these broke down when the French retreated from the terms of the treaty. resigned on 8 July 1939.<ref name="Moubayed2006"/> |
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From August 1943 to November 1944 Bukhari was minister of education and acting minister of defence in [[Saadallah al-Jabiri]]'s cabinet. However, his advocacy of a [[Syrian Army]] with [[military draft]] proved electorally unpopular in Damascus. After |
From August 1943 to November 1944 Bukhari was minister of education and acting minister of defence in [[Saadallah al-Jabiri]]'s cabinet. However, his advocacy of a [[Syrian Army]] with [[military draft]] proved electorally unpopular in Damascus. After his parliamentary seat in the [[Syrian parliamentary election, 1947|1947 elections]], he retired from political life.<ref name="Moubayed2006"/> |
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Nasuhi al-Bukhari or Nasuh al-Boukhari (1881 - 1 July 1961) was a Syrian soldier and politician, briefly Prime Minister of Syria in 1939.[1]
Life
From a politically active Damascus family, Nasuhi al-Bukhari joined the Ottoman Army. Arrested by the Allies and deported to Siberia in World War I, he returned to Istanbul in 1916 after a two-year escape journey.[1]
When the Ottoman Empire fell in 1918, Bukhari allied himself with Faisal I. He served as a military commander in Aleppo before being sent to Cairo in January 1920 as military attache to Egypt. While he was away, the French Mandate of Syria was declared. From December 1920 to 1922 Bukhari was minister of military affairs in Haqqi al-Azm's pro-French cabinet. From June 1926 to 1928 he was minister of agriculture in Ahmad Nami's pro-French cabinet.[1]
On 5 April 1939, embroiled in a cabinet crisis, the nationalist leader Hashim al-Atassi appointed Bukhari as prime minister to attempt a non-party government.[2] In addition to being premier, Bukhari held the portfolios of interior and defense, and appointed veteran politician, Khalid al-Azm, minister of economy. Bukhari had responsibility for talks to ratify the Franco–Syrian Treaty of Independence of 1936, but these broke down when the French retreated from the terms of the treaty, and demanded to keep several military bases in the country. He subsequently resigned on 8 July 1939.[1]
From August 1943 to November 1944 Bukhari was minister of education and acting minister of defence in Saadallah al-Jabiri's cabinet. However, his advocacy of a Syrian Army with military draft proved electorally unpopular in Damascus. After losing his parliamentary seat in the 1947 elections, he retired from political life.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. pp. 215–7. ISBN 978-1-885942-41-8. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Salma Mardam Bey (1994). Syria's quest for independence. Ithaca Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-86372-175-5. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
External links
- Nasuh al-Boukhari at syrianhistory.com