The People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب Ḥizb aš-Šaʿb; French: Parti du peuple) was a Syrian political party that dominated Syrian politics during the 1950s and the early 1960s. The party was officially founded in August 1948 by Rushdi al-Kikhiya, Nazem al-Qudsi and Mustafa bey Barmada.[5] It saw its greatest levels of support among Aleppo merchants, bankers and those in agriculture in surrounding areas. It supported closer ties with Hashemite-ruled Iraq and Jordan, although some members also supported closer ties with Lebanon. Similar to its rival, the National Party, it was also popular among landowners and landlords.
People's Party حزب الشعب | |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 1948 |
| Dissolved | 1963 |
| Split from | National Bloc |
| Headquarters | Aleppo |
| Newspaper | Al-Shaʻb |
| Ideology | Liberalism[1][2] National liberalism Liberal nationalism Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Social liberalism Pan-Arabism Populism Pro-Hashemite dynasty Pro-Western Bloc[3][4] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
In recent years there have been discussions about reviving the party in some form following the liberalization of requirements for membership in the National Progressive Front, but this has not materialized.[6]
Leaders
edit| Leader | Tenure | Position(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushdi al-Kikhya | 1949–1951 | Speaker of the People's Council of Syria | |
| Hashim al-Atassi | 1940–1955 | President of Syria | |
| Nazim al-Kudsi | 1961–1963 | President of Syria | |
| Maarouf al-Dawalibi | 1961–1962 | Prime Minister of Syria | |
| Rashad Barmada | 1954–1962 | Minister of Defense | |
| Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad | 1954–1956 | Minister of Finance | |
References
edit- ^ Lawson 2013, pp. 61–63.
- ^ Schumann 2010, pp. 54–62.
- ^ Moubayed 2006, p. 200.
- ^ Maddy-Weitzman 1993, p. 151.
- ^ Lesch, David W. (2019-05-20). Syria: A Modern History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-5095-2755-7.
- ^ Sami, Moubayed (26 April 2005). "Syria's Ba'athists loosen the reins". Asia Times Online. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 25 April 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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- Moubayed, Sami M. (2002), Damascus between democracy and dictatorship, University Press of America, ISBN 978-0-7618-1744-4
- Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce (1993), The Crystallization of the Arab State System, 1945-1954, Syracuse University Press, ISBN 978-0-8156-2580-3
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