Bahij Al-Khatib
Bahij Al-Khatib (Arab: بهيجالخطيب; 1895 - 1981) was the president of the Syria July 10th 1939 with the September 16th 1941. It was honest with the French administration and was opposed to the independence of Syria.
Khatib was born with the Mount-Lebanon, it was oil merchant with Beirut before engaging in policy. It began its political career when it joined the public office developped at the point by the France after the installation of the French Mandat in Syria, in July 1920. Thanks to its fidelity with respect to the French authorities, he became director of the police force and public safety, and conducted a campaign of intimidation and harassing towards the nationalist chiefs.
When the president Hachem Al-Atassi resigned of his station, because of conflict with respect to the independence of Syria with the French authorities, the French decided to name Khatib President of the republic. But because of its great unpopularity in the country, it was invited by the general Charles de Gaulle to resign of her station, in 1941.
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