The Third Khalid al-Azm government was the forty-third government in the history of modern Syria and the twenty-eighth administration of the First Syrian Republic. Formed on 28 December 1949, it was the second government to serve during the second presidency of Hashim al-Atassi and the third cabinet headed by Khalid al-Azm.
The government was formed under pressure from senior military officers who opposed any rapprochement with Iraq based on the concept of Greater Syria or the Fertile Crescent union. The government reflected the growing influence of the military in Syrian political affairs following the coups of 1949. It received the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies by a vote of 93 in favour, 7 against, with the remaining members abstaining.
During its tenure, the government approved the establishment of the Port of Latakia, a major infrastructure project financed by Saudi Arabia. The government resigned after approximately six months in office following a dispute between Prime Minister Khalid al-Azm and Akram al-Hourani over constitutional provisions related to limits on agricultural land ownership. Al-Hourani's influence in the dispute was strengthened by his role as the representative of the military within the government, reflecting the continuing political weight of the armed forces in Syria.
Composition
See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria
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