Mahmoud al-Ayyubi (; 1932 – 11 October 2013) was a Syrian politician who served as the

Vice President of Syria The vice president of Syria (), officially the vice president of the Syrian Arab Republic, is a political position in Syria. The Constitution of Syria states that in the case of the president's temporary disablement, the vice president may becom ...

from 1971 to 1976. He was born to a prominent political family in

Damascus Damascus ( , ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. Kno ...

, Syria and also served as the country's

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

until 1976.

Career

He served as

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a Minister (government), government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to th ...

and

Minister of Education An education minister (sometimes minister of education) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with educational matters. Where known, the government department, ministry, or agency that develops policy and deli ...

from 1970 to 1971 in the Hafez al-Assad Government. Al-Ayyubi served as

Prime Minister of Syria The prime minister of Syria (), officially the president of the Council of Ministers of the Syrian Arab Republic, was the head of government of Syria from 1920 to 2025. After the fall of the Assad regime, the prime minister of Syria was the head ...

from 21 December 1972 to 7 August 1976, under the presidency of

Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad (6 October 193010 June 2000) was a Syrian politician and military officer who was the president of Syria from 1971 until Death and state funeral of Hafez al-Assad, his death in 2000. He was previously the Prime Minister of Syria ...

. He also served as

from February 1971 to August 1976, Vice-President of the National Progressive Front, Minister of Education, member of the National Command of the

Baath Party The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ( ' ), also known simply as Bath Party (), was a political party founded in Syria by Michel Aflaq, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, and associates of Zaki al-Arsuzi. The party espoused Ba'athism, which is an ideology ...

, and member of the National Command until his death in October 2013.

References

1932 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Damascus Vice presidents of Syria Prime ministers of Syria Syrian Kurdish politicians 20th-century Syrian politicians Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Al-Ayoubi family {{Syria-politician-stub Ministers of education of Syria