Salah Jadid

Salah Jadid (1926 – 19 August 1993, Arabic: صلاح جديد) was a Syrian general and political figure in the Arab Socialist Baath Party in Syria, and the country's de facto leader from 1966 until 1970.

Read more about Salah Jadid:  Early Life and Career, Strongman of Baathist Syria, Downfall