Mahmoud Zuabi

Mahmoud Zoubi (Arabic: محمود الزعبي Mahmoud al - ʿ to Bi; * 1935 in the province Rif Dimaschq, Syrian Republic; † 21 May 2000 Damascus ) is a Syrian politician and for many years as prime minister. Occasionally, the transcriptions Zuhbi, Suabi, Zuabi, Zu'bi, Zubi or Subi were used.

Zoubi was a farmers from the Hauran region -derived Muslim and Syrian Prime Minister under President Hafiz al -Assad. He held that post from 1 November 1987 until his release on March 7, 2000 and was a member of the Baath Party and led by their National Progressive Front.

During his tenure, he took in 1989 in Tehran at the funeral Khomeini's part, and his government was at war both in Lebanon in 1989/90 and against Iraq in 1991. Early 1992 the government issued a larger amnesty, by which also ex- President al- Atassi from prison. Zoubi reached in Moscow in 1994 to regulate the still originating from the Soviet era debt issue, strove for the realization of a directed against the Palestinian- Israeli agreements rejection front and leaning of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin († 1995) offered secret negotiations on the return of the Golan Heights from. Only in 1997 achieved a normalization of relations with Iraq. Of economic decline and the increasing social problems were Zoubi and his Economy Minister, among others Imadi However, due to the decline of oil production not Lord, what led to her dismissal in March 2000. With them, about a dozen other ministers were replaced.

In May 2000 Zoubi committed suicide due to corruption investigations against him.