The Fifth Khalid al-Azm government was the sixty-fifth government in the history of modern Syria. Formed on 17 September 1962 by Decree No. 2725, it was headed by Khalid al-Azm and served during the final months of the parliamentary period of the Second Syrian Republic before the 1963 Syrian coup d'état.
The government was established during a period of continued political instability following Syria's secession from the United Arab Republic. Like previous transitional administrations, it operated under significant military influence. Article 2 of the decree establishing the cabinet granted the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, Major General Abd al-Karim Zahreddine, the powers and responsibilities of the Minister of Defence.
The cabinet remained in office until it was overthrown by a coup on 8 March 1963, which brought the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power and marked the end of the parliamentary political order of Syria.
Composition
Major General Abd al-Karim Zahreddine, Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces, assumed the responsibilities and powers of the Minister of Defense.
See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria
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