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Yusuf Zuayyin
يوسف زعيّـن‎
Zuayyin in June 1967
Prime Minister of Syria
In office 1 March 1966 – 29 October 1968
President	Amin al-Hafiz
Preceded by	Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Succeeded by	Nureddin al-Atassi
In office 23 September 1965 – 21 December 1965
President	Nureddin al-Atassi
Preceded by	Amin al-Hafiz
Succeeded by	Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Personal details
Born	25 January 1931 Abu Kamal, French Mandate of Syria (present-day Syria)
Died	10 January 2016 (aged 84) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Ba'ath Party

Yusuf Zuayyin (Arabic: يوسف زعيّـن‎; 25 January 1931 – 10 January 2016) was a Syrian politician. A member of the Ba'ath Party, he served as Prime Minister of Syria in 1965 and again from 1966 to 1968. He was born in Abu Kamal.

After the 1970 coup, Zuayyin was arrested on November 13, 1970 and imprisoned for 11 years. He was released in 1981, being allowed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. After his recovery, he lived in Hungary and Sweden.

Zuayyin died after a long illness on 10 January 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden at the age of 84.

References

1. "Sök gravsatt på SvenskaGravar.se". Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
2. "Syria : a country study". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Area handbook series. 1988. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
3. "وفاة رئيس الوزراء السوري الأسبق يوسف الزعين في استوكهولم". syria-nass.com (in Arabic). 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. "Dr. Yusuf Zu'ayyin from the city of Albu Kamal, a former prime minister of Syria, has passed away in Sweden". en.deirezzor24.net. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920)	al-Rikabi H. al-Atassi* Al-Droubi al-Ulshi
State of Syria (1925–1930)	Barakat al-Hasani* Nami al-Hasani
First Syrian Republic (1930–1950)	al-Hasani H. al-Azm al-Hasani A. al-Ayyubi Mardam al-Haffar al-Bukhari post vacant, 1939–41 K. al-Azm al-Hakim H. al-Barazi al-Ulshi al-Jabiri al-Khoury al-Jabiri K. al-Azm* Mardam K. al-Azm al-Za'im M. al-Barazi H. al-Atassi al-Qudsi K. al-Azm al-Qudsi
Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958)	al-Qudsi K. al-Azm al-Hakim al-Khatib al-Dawalibi Selu Shishakli al-Asali al-Ghazzi al-Khoury al-Asali al-Ghazzi al-Asali
United Arab Republic (1958–1961)	Kahala Sarraj
Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963)	al-Kuzbari al-Nuss al-Dawalibi al-Azma K. al-Azm
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024)	al-Bitar al-Hafiz al-Bitar al-Hafiz Zuayyin al-Bitar Zuayyin N. al-Atassi al-Assad Khleifawi M. al-Ayyubi Khleifawi al-Halabi al-Kasm Al-Zoubi Mero al-Otari Safar Hijab Ghalawanji* al-Halqi Khamis Arnous al-Jalali
Transitional period (2024–present)	al-Jalali* al-Bashir
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