The Fourth Khalid al-Azm government was the forty-sixth government in the history of modern Syria and the second administration of the Second Syrian Republic. Formed on 27 March 1951, it was the fifth government to serve during the second presidency of Hashim al-Atassi and the fourth cabinet headed by Khalid al-Azm.
The government was established in the aftermath of the constitutional and political crisis that had developed between the leadership of the People's Party, which held the largest bloc in parliament, and influential military officers led by Adib Shishakli. As a result, the government lacked the full support of the People's Party and rested on a relatively fragile parliamentary coalition.
Throughout its brief tenure, the government struggled to secure stable political backing. Its position was further weakened when the Chamber of Deputies rejected the budget proposals submitted by the government. Unable to overcome the resulting parliamentary deadlock, the government resigned after approximately four months in office, reflecting the continuing instability of Syrian politics and the growing influence of the military over civilian institutions during the early 1950s.
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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