Muhammad Ali al-Halabi

Muhammad Ali al-Halabi (; 1937 – 19 September 2016) was a Syrian politician.

Biography After finishing his training at the National Teacher Training Institute, Muhammed studied Philosophy at the University of Damascus. In 1955 he became a teacher on the Golan and from 1959 to 1964 he was employed as a teacher in Kuwait. From 9 June 1973 to 27 March 1978 he was chairman and spokesman for the National Council. He served as Prime Minister of Syria from March 27, 1978 to January 9, 1980 under the presidency of Hafez al-Assad. al-Halabi was an ambassador in Moscow from 1982 to 1990, during which Hafez al-Assad and Leonid Brezhnev made an agreement, to install the Soviet S-75 in al-Dumayr and Shinshar.

Political career Political officesPreceded by Mohamed SioufiDamascus Governor 1969–1971 Succeeded by Muhammad Yassin al-OstaPreceded by Fahmi al-YusufiSpeaker of Parliament of Syria 1973–1978 Succeeded by Mahmoud HadidPreceded by Abdul Rahman KhleifawiPrime Minister of Syria 1978–1980 Succeeded by Abdul Rauf al-KasmPreceded by Jabr al-KafriAmbassador of Syria to the Soviet Union 1982–1990Succeeded by Issam al-Naeb