Munif al-Razzaz
| Munif al-Razzaz | |
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| Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | |
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In office April 1965 – 23 February 1966 |
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| Deputy | Shibli al-Aisami |
| Preceded by | Michel Aflaq |
| Succeeded by | Michel Aflaq (Iraqi-led) Nureddin al-Atassi (Syrian-led) |
| Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Jordanese Regional Branch | |
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In office September 1959 – April 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Rimawi |
| Succeeded by | Abd al-Ghani Musa al-Nahar |
| Member of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | |
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In office 6 April 1947 – 23 February 1966 |
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| Member of the Regional Command of the Jordanese Regional Branch | |
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In office 1952 – April 1965 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Syria |
| Died | 1984 Baghdad, Republic of Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Jordanese Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Munif al-Razzaz (1919–1984) was a Syrian political figure who was the second, and last, Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, having been elected to the post at the 8th National Congress held in April 1965.
Razzaz was born in Syria in 1919 but was raised in Jordan. His family left Syria because his father was accused by the French authorities in Syria of collaborating with the rebels during the Great Syrian Revolt. In 1937 Razzaz was given scholarship at the American University in Beirut after having spent a brief period studying in Cairo. He studied law at Amman Arab University, and became a member of the Jordanian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in 1950. Razzaz was one of the co-founders of the Ba'athist Regional Branch in Jordan, and he promoted the Ba'athist ideology through his writings in national newspapers. From 1955 to 1957, the Jordanian Ba'athists were a leading voice in the anti-King Hussein movement. Razzaz criticised the King Hussein's support of the Baghdad Pact, and his stance towards Gamal Abdel Nasser, the President of Egypt. Because of his anti-monarchy activities Razzaz was imprisoned in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960.
In the aftermath of the Ramadan Revolution which brought the Iraqi Ba'ath Branch to power in Iraq, Razzaz along with fellow Ba'athist Abdallah abd al-Da'im, was given the task of formulating a political programme which was supposed to be broadcast to the Iraqi people.
Razzaz was elected Secretary General of the National Command at the 8th National Congress in April 1965, and succeeded Michel Aflaq in office. However, Razzaz was not rooted enough in Syrian affairs to find a solution to the crisis which was taking hold in Syria. In November 1965, the National Command passed a resolution which forbade the Syrian Regional Command to appoint or relieve officers. The Military Committee led by Salah Jadid responded immediately by rebelling. Razzaz then convened an emergency session of the National Command which decreed the dissolution of Yusuf Zu'ayyin's government and the Syrian Regional Command, while they decreed the establishment of a new leadership for Syria; al-Bitar became Prime Minister, Muhammad Umran became Minister of Defence, Amin al-Hafiz became Chairman of a new Presidential Council, and Mansur al-Atrash became Chairman of the National Revolutionary Council. Jadid and his supporters replied by carrying out the 1966 Syrian coup d'état which led to the downfall of the National Command and the moderate faction within the Ba'ath Party.
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