Safwan al-Qudsi (Arabic: صفوان القدسي; 1940 – 28 October 2022)[1] was a Syrian politician and the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party,[2] a member of the central leadership of the National Progressive Front, a political alliance of parties which controls the Syrian legislature, and chairman of the Arab Parties Congress.[3]
Safwan al-Qudsi | |
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صفوان القدسي | |
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| Secretary General of Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party | |
| In office 1983–2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Baria al-Qudsi |
| Minister of State of Syria | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 Damascus, First Syrian Republic |
| Died | October 28, 2022 (aged 81–82) |
| Political party | Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party |
| Alma mater | University of Damascus |
| Occupation | Politician, writer |
Safwan al-Qudsi received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Damascus. From 1972 to 1974 he was an assistant editor of the magazine Knowledge (Arabic: المعرفة), a chief editor from 1974 to 1978. From 1980 through 1981 he was editor-in-chief of Moral (Arabic: الأدبي), a literary magazine.
Safwan al-Qudsi was elected to the legislature in 1977, and was a Minister of State from 1978 to 1980. Since 1981 he has been a member of the central leadership of the National Progressive Front. He has been the Secretary General of the ASU since 1984.[4] He was member of the Syrian Society for Research and Studies (Arabic: جمعية البحوث والدراسات).
In March 2000 Safwan al-Qudsi's wife, Bari'a al-Qudsi, was appointed Minister of Labor and Welfare, representing the ASU party in the cabinet. She lost the position in the December 2001 governmental reshuffle.[4]
Selected publications
edit- Qudsi, Safwan (1974) Siyasah al-musallahah: dirasat fi al-fikr al-siyasi al-muasir (Armed Policy Studies: Contemporary political thinking) Wizarat al-Thaqafaj wa-al-Irshad al-Qawmi, Damascus OCLC 23522692
- Qudsi, Safwan (1984) al-Batal wa-l-tarikh: Qira'a fi fikr Hafiz al-Asad al-siyasi (The Hero and History: A Reading of the Political Thought of Hafiz al-Asad) Ṭalas, Damascus OCLC 15252750
Notes
edit- ^ الجبهة الوطنية التقدمية تنعي أمين عام حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي صفوان القدسي
- ^ "CIA World Fact Book, 2004/Syria"
- ^ "Qudsi Discusses Cooperation with Chinese Delegation" Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) (4 November 2008) Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Zisser, Eyal (2004) "Bashar al-Asad and his Regime- Between Continuity and Change" Orient 45(2): pp. 239-256
External links
edit- "صفوان قدسي" brief biography of Safwan al-Qudsi in Arabic
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