Fayez al-Khoury

Fayez al-Khoury
Fayez al-Khoury
فائز الخوري
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 23 February 1939 – 5 May 1939
President	Hashim al-Atassi
Preceded by	Saadallah al-Jabiri
Succeeded by	Khalid al-Azm
	In office; 20 September 1941 – 25 March 1943
President	Taj al-Din al-Hasani; Jamil al-Ulshi
Preceded by	Khalid al-Azm
Succeeded by	Naim Antaki
Minister of Finance
	In office; 1939–1939
Preceded by	Lutfi al-Haffar
Succeeded by	Muhammad Khalil Mudaris
	In office; 1941–1943
Preceded by	Nin Sehnaoui
Succeeded by	Mustafa al-Shihabi
Personal details
Born	1885; Kfeir, Hasbaya, Ottoman Syria (present day Lebanon)
Died	1959
Relatives	Fares al-Khoury, brother
Alma mater	American University of Beirut, University of Istanbul

Fayez al-Khoury (Arabic: فائز الخوري) (1959 - 1885), was a Syrian politician who served as foreign minister for two terms in 1930s and 40s.^[1]^[2] He also served twice as Minister of Finance.

Background

He was born was born to a Greek Orthodox Christian^[3] family from the village of Kfeir, Hasbaya District in modern-day Lebanon. He came with his older brother Faris al-Khoury to Damascus and then went to study law at the American University of Beirut, and then to the Institute of Law in Istanbul.^[2]

Career

He joined the National coalition in 1928 and served as foreign minister for term term in 1940s. He was also appointed the ambassador of Syria in Washington, D.C., London, and Moscow.^[4]

References

^ Moubayed, Sami (2018-08-30). The Makers of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-948-1.
^ ^a ^b Khoury, Colette. Fares Khoury papers. p. 84.
^ Provence, Michael (2005). The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism. University of Texas Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-292-70680-4.
^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-40-1.

[1] Moubayed, Sami (2018-08-30). The Makers of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83860-948-1.

[:0-2] Khoury, Colette. Fares Khoury papers. p. 84.

[3] Provence, Michael (2005). The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism. University of Texas Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-292-70680-4.

[4] Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. ISBN 978-1-885942-40-1.

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