Fares al-Khoury
Faris al - Churi (Arabic: فارس الخوري, DMG Faris Al- Houri, also Farès al - Khoury; * 1877 in Kfeir - Hasbaya, Beirut Vilayet, † January 2, 1962 in Damascus, Syrian Republic ) was a Syrian Christian statesman, Minister, Prime Minister and speaker of Parliament. He is regarded as the founding father of Syria.
Early years
Faris al - Churi was born in the then Ottoman Kfeir - Hasbaya in a Greek Orthodox family, who converted to Presbyterianism later. Faris studied at the American University of Beirut, then known as Syrian Protestant College. Syrian Protestant College. He began his career as an instructor at the AUB and was involved in the anti- Ottoman movement al - Fatat after its founding in Paris in 1911. Churi was in 1908 a deputy, he represented the Christian population of Damascus in the Ottoman Parliament. 1916 joined Churi in the Arab resistance and promised to support the consultation launched by Sherif Hussein of Mecca of Arab revolt. His ties with Hussein led to his arrest and trial by a military tribunal in Aley. After King Faisal's arrival and the liberation of Syria as a kingdom Churi swore loyalty to him on behalf of the Syrian people. On September 18, 1918 Churi formed a Provisional Government from a group of nobles in Damascus, with Prince Sa'id al - Dschaza'iri at the top.
Churi was then Finance Minister in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Rida Pasha al - Rikabi. His post was Prime Minister Hashim al - Atassi in May 1920. He held this post, was dethroned by King Faisal and French colonial forces established their mandate over Syria in July 1920. Churi formed the basis of the Syrian Finance Ministry, formed their infrastructure, Distributed their administrative duties, formulated its laws and adopt their staff. In 1923 he helped along with a group of veterans education at the foundation of the University of the State of Damascus and translated their entire curriculum from Ottoman Turkish into Arabic.
Political career
In 1925, Churi in the state of Syria, together with Abd al -Rahman Schahbandar the People's Party, whose deputy he became president. As Education Minister from April to July 1926, he was elected in 1928 in the Syrian Constituent Assembly, and in 1932 the Syrian Parliament re-elected in 1936; to 1939 he was Speaker of Parliament. In 1936 he was a member of the Syrian delegation that negotiated the Franco- Syrian Treaty in Paris. He was re-elected to Parliament in 1943 and remained until 1944, President of the Parliament.
Churi was posted on October 14, 1944 Prime Minister, a position he held until October 1, 1945. Then he was again overthrown in 1947 Parliament President to military coup of Husni az- Za'im in August 1949. According to free elections in 1954 Churi is October 25, 1954 to February 13, 1955 Prime Minister again, his pro-Western government by Parliament because they (United Arab Republic) is against the union with Egypt.
As a founding member of the UN
Faris Churi was the first Syrian statesman, who visited the United States. He represented his country as one of the 53 founding members in 1945 at the inauguration of the United Nations. As head of the Syrian delegation in San Francisco made Churis süperbe oratory and his sagacity a strong impression in front of the leaders of the world. After Churis eloquent speech noted a U.S. diplomat, "It is impossible to be conquered for a country with such men as these, " A crucial story here was as Churi sat on France's place at the UN meeting on Syria's seat. After a few minutes the French representative approached the United Nations to Faris and asked him to leave the seat. Faris ignored the French and looked at his clock. Several minutes later, the Frenchman Faris asked angrily, to go immediately to the side, but Faris just looked at his clock. After 25 minutes on the seat of France Faris left the chair and told the French representative: "They could not stand it, watch me for 25 minutes while sitting in her chair, her country of my busy for more than 25 years, is the time for the withdrawal of their troops did not come? "It is to be noted that in this UN session began the process for Syria's independence.
Death
His age times Faris Churi never stayed at home and spent his time with his wife, his child and his three grandchildren. He continued his travel, and took part in the annual rights conventions in Switzerland until he broke his leg - which forced him to stay at home for the last two years of life. On January 2, 1962, the former Prime Minister died in Damascus at the age of 85 years and ended a 50-year career in Syria's political sphere. He received presidential honors at his funeral as one of the father figures of the Syrian Republic, unlike any prime minister before or after him. As a symbol, even to his death, it was the Muslim community leaders allowed to recite the Koran at his funeral ceremony. Suheil al - Churi accepted this rare act to emphasize the secularity of his father, and to show how close he was to both Muslims and Christians.
Aftermath
As a Syrian nationalist and member of the Bloc nationally regarded the annexation of the State of Hatay by Turkey, with the permission of the French government, under international law.