Safwan al-Qudsi (; 1940 – 28 October 2022) was a

Syrian Syrians () are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, most of whom have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend ...

politician and the Secretary General of the Syrian Arab Socialist Union Party. He was also 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."Qudsi Discusses Cooperation with Chinese Delegation" ''Syrian Arab News Agency'' (''SANA'') (4 November 2008)
Safwan al-Qudsi received his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

from the University of Damascus. From 1972 to 1974 he was an assistant editor of the magazine ''Knowledge'' () and chief editor from 1974 to 1978. From 1980 through 1981 he was editor-in-chief of ''Moral'' (), a literary magazine. Safwan al-Qudsi was elected to the

legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial power ...

in 1977, and served as Minister of State from 1978 to 1980. Since 1981 he was a member of the central leadership of the National Progressive Front. He has been the Secretary General of the ASU since 1984.Zisser, Eyal (2004) "Bashar al-Asad and his Regime- Between Continuity and Change" ''Orient'' 45(2): pp. 239-256
/ref> He was a member of the Syrian Society for Research and Studies (). 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 government reshuffle.

Selected publications

*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 *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

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brief biography of Safwan al-Qudsi in Arabic 1940 births 2022 deaths Al-Qudsi family Arab Socialist Union Party (Syria) politicians Damascus University alumni Members of the People's Assembly of Syria Ministers of state of Syria {{Syria-politician-stub