Hawrānī (English spelling)

Japanese: ホウラーニー（英語表記）Hawrānī

1911‐1996
Syrian politician. He studied law and participated in the anti-British movement in Iraq in 1941 and the Palestine War (First Arab-Israeli War) in 1948. He later advocated land reform, focusing on his hometown of Hama. He was elected as a member of parliament every year from 1943 until 1961. He became Minister of Agriculture in 1949 and Minister of Defense from 1949 to 1950. He founded the Arab Socialist Party in 1950, which later merged with the Ba'ath Party. He became Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1957 and Vice President and Minister of Justice from 1958 to 1959 during the period of unification with Egypt. He was arrested after the coup in 1963 and moved to Lebanon, where he tried to unite forces critical of the current Syrian regime.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1911‐1996
シリアの政治家。法律を学び，1941年のイラクの反英運動，48年のパレスティナ戦争(第1次中東戦争)に参加する。その後故郷ハマーを中心に農地改革を主唱した。また，1943年以来61年まで連続して議員に当選した。1949年に農相，49‐50年に国防相となる。50年アラブ社会党を設立し，のちバース党と合併した。57年に下院の議長，エジプトとの統合期の58‐59年に副大統領兼法相となる。63年のクーデタ後逮捕され，レバノンに移住，シリアの現体制への批判的勢力の結集を試みた。

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