| Mikhail Ilyan | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Biography
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. In 1949 he was among the founders of Hizb al Watani (Arabic: The Nationalist Party). In 1956 he headed the Anglo-American sponsored coup in Syria.
References
- Randall Fowler (2018). More Than a Doctrine: The Eisenhower Era in the Middle East. Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1-61234-997-8.
- Sami Moubayed (2006). Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Seattle, WA: Cune Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-885942-41-8.
- Salma S. Haddad (1965). The United Arab Republic, 1958-1961. The Northern Region: Selected Aspects of the Impact of Union on the Northern Region (MA thesis). American University of Beirut. p. 6. ISBN 9781085683814. ProQuest 2308204315.
- Yagil Henkin (2015). The 1956 Suez War and the New World Order in the Middle East: Exodus in Reverse. Lanham, MD; Boulder, CO; New York; London: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-8721-0.
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