Maarouf al-Dawalibi

Maarouf al-Dawalibi معروف الدواليبي
Prime Minister of Syria
In office November 28 – 29 1951
Preceded by	Zaki al-Khatib
Succeeded by	Fawzi al-Silu
In office December 22, 1961 – March 28, 1962
Preceded by	Izzat al-Nuss
Succeeded by	Bashir al-Azma
Speaker of the Parliament of Syria
In office June 23 – September 30, 1951
Preceded by	Nazim al-Kudsi
Succeeded by	Rushdie Kikhia
Personal details
Born	March 29, 1909 Aleppo, Syria
Died	January 15, 2004 (aged 94) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Political party	People's Party and the Muslim Brotherhood
Religion	Sunni Islam

Maarouf al-Dawalibi (Arabic: معروف الدواليبي‎‎) (March 29, 1909 – January 15, 2004), was a Syrian politician and was twice the prime minister of Syria. He was born in Aleppo, and held a Ph.D. in Law. He served as a minister of economy between 1949 and 1950, and was elected speaker of the parliament in 1951. He also served as minister of defense between 1954 and 1955. After the Ba'ath party came to power in 1963, he was imprisoned and later exiled, serving as an adviser to several Saudi kings.

His son, Nofal al-Dawalibi, is involved in the Syrian Opposition.

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Preceded by Zaki al-Khatib	Prime Minister of Syria November 28 - 29, 1951	Succeeded by Fawzi al-Silu
Preceded by Izzat al-Nuss	Prime Minister of Syria December 22, 1961 - March 28, 1962	Succeeded by Bashir al-Azma