Akram al-Hourani

Akram al-Hourani
أكرم الحوراني‎
Vice President of the United Arab Republic
In office 7 March 1958 – 19 September 1960
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 14 October 1957 – 20 July 1960
Preceded by	Nazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded by	Anwar Sadat
Member of the People's Council for Hama
In office July 1947 – October 1953
In office November 1954 – 1963
Member of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
In office 1952 – 1 September 1959
Minister of Defence
In office 28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950
President	Hashim al-Atassi
Prime Minister	Khalid al-Azm
Preceded by	Abdullah Atfeh
Succeeded by	Fawzi Selu
Personal details
Born	4 November 1911 Hama, Ottoman Syria
Died	24 February 1996 (aged 84) Amman, Jordan
Political party	Arab Socialist Party (1936–52) Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party(1952–62) Arab Socialist Party (1962–63)
Spouse	Naziha Al-Houmsi

Akram Al-Hourani (Arabic: أكرم الحوراني, romanized: ʾAkram al-Ḥurānī, also transcribed El-Hourani, Howrani or Hurani) (November 1911 – 24 February 1996), was a Syrian politician who played a prominent role during the democratic era of Syria in the 1950s, he established and led the Arab Socialist Party. He was a highly influential figure in the Syrian politics from the beginning of the 1940s until his departure into exile in 1963, during this period he was able to introduce significant reforms towards more just and fairer society especially in relation to the agricultural sector and land redistribution against the feudal system. Al-Hourani held various positions as a member of the Syrian parliament, the head of the parliament, minister of agriculture, minister of defence, and the vice-president of the United Arab Republic. Al-Hourani is the grandfather of Akram Al-Hourani, a Syrian-Australian Professor and Engineer.