Mikhail Ilyan | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office August 26, 1945 – September 30, 1945 | |
President | Shukri al-Quwatli |
Minister of Public Works | |
In office April 26, 1946 – December 27, 1946 | |
President | Shukri al-Quwatli |
Personal details | |
Born | 1880 Aleppo, Ottoman Empire |
Died | Hatay, Turkey |
Mikhail Ilyan or "Elian" ( Arabic: ميخائيل اليان), was a Syrian politician who served as foreign minister of Syria in the 1940s. [1]
He was born in Aleppo in 1880 to a wealthy family. In 1928 he cofounded the National Bloc. He was elected as a member (MP) of the Syrian Parliament for many terms and in 1945 he served as minister of foreign affairs. [2] In 1949 he was among the founders of Hizb al Watani (Arabic: The Nationalist Party). [3] In 1956 he headed the Anglo-American sponsored coup in Syria. [4]