Nasuhi al-Bukhari

Nasuhi al-Bukhari or Nasuh al-Boukhari (; 1881 – 1 July 1961) was a Syrian soldier and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Syria in 1939.

Career

Early career Nasuhi al-Bukhari received his education at the Ottoman Military Academy in Istanbul. He served in the Ottoman Army until he was captured by the Allies during World War I. In 1916, after escaping his Siberian exile, he went back to Istanbul.

In July 1920 French Mandate of Syria was declared, and the country was divided into several independent states. In September 1920, Haqqi al-Azm was appointed governor of the State of Damascus, and in December he appointed Bukhari as minister of military affairs in his administration, which served until 1922. Bukhari served as minister of agriculture in Ahmad Nami's cabinet

Premiership On 5 April 1939, during a cabinet crisis between the ruling National Bloc and the opposition, nationalist leader Hashim al-Atassi called on Bukhari to form a non-party government.

Later life Between August 1943 and November 1944 Bukhari was minister of education and acting minister of defence in Saadallah al-Jabiri's cabinet. However, his subsequent advocacy of a Syrian Army with military draft proved electorally unpopular in Damascus.