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Maarouf al-Dawalibi
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
28 November 1951 – 29 November 1951
Preceded byZaki al-Khatib
Succeeded byFawzi al-Silu
In office
22 December 1961 – 28 March 1962
Preceded byIzzat al-Nuss
Succeeded byBashir al-Azma
Speaker of the Parliament of Syria
In office
23 June – 30 September 1951
Preceded byNazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded byRushdi al-Kikhya
Personal details
Born29 March 1909
Aleppo, Ottoman Syria, Ottoman Empire
DiedJanuary 15, 2004(2004-01-15) (aged 94)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political partyPeople's Party and the Muslim Brotherhood
Alma materUniversity of Damascus, Sorbonne University

Maarouf al-Dawalibi (Arabic: معروف الدواليبي, romanizedMaʿrūf al-Dawālībī; 29 March 1909 – 15 January 2004), was a Syrian politician and was twice the prime minister of Syria. He was born in Aleppo, and held a Ph.D. in Law. He served as a minister of economy between 1949 and 1950, and was elected speaker of the parliament in 1951. He also served as minister of defense in 1954.[1] After the Ba'ath party came to power in 1963, he was imprisoned and later exiled, serving as an adviser to several Saudi kings, including King Khalid.[2] His son, Nofal al-Dawalibi, is involved in the Syrian Opposition.[citation needed]

Biography

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Maarouf al-Dawalibi was born in Aleppo.[3] He received his early education in Aleppo and graduated from the University of Damascus with a B.A. in Law. He did his doctoral studies at the Sorbonne University on the Roman Law.[3]

al-Dawalibi became a professor at the University of Damacus and authored al-Huqūq al-Rūmāniyah, which was later published by the university. When the university set up Faculty of the Shariah, he was appointed to teach the principles of Fiqh.[3] He authored Madkhal ilā ʻilm uṣūl al-fiqh, a book that is taught in the seminaries affiliated with the Nadwatul Ulama.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "معروف الدواليبي". 11 July 2004. Archived from the original on 11 July 2004.
  2. ^ Antero Leitzinger (March 2002). "The Roots of Islamic Terrorism". The Eurasian Politician (5). Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Nadwi, Ijteba (1973). Islam awr Huquq-e-Insani (in Urdu) (1 ed.). New Delhi: Book Service. pp. 7–8.
Preceded by Prime Minister of Syria
28–29 November 1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Syria
22 December 1961 - 28 March 1962
Succeeded by