Farouk al-Sharaa

Farouk al-Sharaa
فاروق الشرع
Sharaa in 2004
Vice President of Syria
In office
21 February 2006 – 19 July 2014[1]
Serving with Najah al-Attar
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byZuhair Masharqa
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Succeeded byNajah al-Attar
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 March 1984 – 21 February 2006
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad
Preceded byAbdul-Halim Khaddam
Succeeded byWalid Muallem
Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party
In office
21 June 2000 – 8 July 2013
Personal details
Born (1938-12-10) 10 December 1938 (age 86)
Daraa, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Other political
affiliations
National Progressive Front
RelativesMarwan al-Sharaa (deceased)
Alma materUniversity of London
University of Damascus

Farouk al-Sharaa[a] (born 10 December 1938) is a Syrian politician and diplomat. He was one of the most prominent officials in the government of Ba'athist Syria and served as foreign minister from 1984 to 2006, then as vice president until 2014.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b "Syria's Assad reappoints woman VP but mum on Sharaa". Al Arabiya. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Slackman, Michael (28 March 2011). "Syria Tries to Ease Deep Political Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2011.


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