Sami al-Hinnawi
Sami Hilmy al-Hinnawi (Arabic: محمد سامي حلمي الحناوي; 1898 – 31 October 1950) was a Syrian politician and military officer.
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| Born | 1898 Aleppo, Aleppo Vilayet, Ottoman Syria  | 
| Died | 31 October 1950 (aged 51–52) Beirut, Lebanon  | 
| Nationality | Syrian | 
| Political party | Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 
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Life
    
On December 19, 1949, Shishakli carried out a coup d'état (the third that year), strengthening his dictatorship. On October 31, 1950, al-Hinnawi was murdered in Beirut, Lebanon, by Hersho al-Barazi, a cousin of Muhsin al-Barazi.[1]
References
    
- Moubayed, Sami M. (2000). Damascus Between Democracy and Dictatorship. University Press of America. p. 63. ISBN 9780761817444.
 
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