Jamal Al-Atassi

Jamal Al Atassi (1922 - 2000) (Arab: جمالالأتاسي) was a nationalist Arabic, a politician and a writer Syria N. It is one of the first ideologists to have joined the Parti Baath Syrian can after its creation. It took part in the drafting of its charter and it is him which is at the base of the currency of the party, A unified Arab nation whose message is eternal . He was also editor association of the newspaper of the party, Al Baath .

Doctor Jamal is resulting from a famous Syrian political family, the family Atassi whose most famous member was Hachem Al-Atassi. He made his studies at the university of Damas or he has off accepted in 1947 the title of Doctor Philosophy in Clinic psychology. He exerted his trade of 1950 with 1958 in his birthplace, Homs. He makes his entry in the political scene thanks to the nationalist movement represented by Gamal Abdel Nasser. He strongly supported the union of the Syria and the Egypt, which formed the United Arab Republic in 1958. He became editor association of the newspaper nassérien Al Jamaheer (masses) until the end of the union in 1961. After the Coup d'etat of Kouzbari, it enters the opposition pro-reunification.

Its political position put it in dissension with the military laws set up by the president Nazem Koudsi, and he was banished politically of 1961 with 1963. This year the Baath Party proceeds to a coup d'etat and the party reaches the capacity. His/her cousin, Noureddine Al-Atassi became Minister of Interior Department, as for him he became Minister for information under the Aldine government of Salah Al-Bitar, one of the founders of the Baath party. He resigns of his station after having understood that the reunification of United Arab Republic is not the priority of the party. Thus it creates its political own party, the Arab socialist Union, a political movement which wanted the return of the RAU and load of president of the Syrian republic to Nasser.

In 1970, it supports the coup d'etat of Hafez el-Assad, which évincé his/her cousin Nour Al-Deen and Salah Jedid. He hoped that Assad would work for the unification of Egypt and Syria. In 1972, Assad creates the National front progressist, a coalition of party carried out by Baath. Atassi which was respected by the nationalists sees requiring by Hafez el-Assad to belong to the thirteen members to the head of the party. But again, it leaves the party when it understands that the unification syro-Egyptian woman is neither the goal of Assad nor the goal of the FNP. It decides creates a new political party, the Arab socialist democratic Union, but Assad prohibits it and Atassi cannot return to the Parliament.

He worked until his death for the ideal panarabe. He dies in 2000, Assad orders semi-official funeral of State to him. During the spring of Damas, following the election of the president Bachar el-Assad like chair republic, a political movement takes its name in its honor. But at the end of the period of liberalization of Syria, the party is prohibited.

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