Yusuf Zuayyin (Arabic: يوسف زعيّـن; 25 January 1931 – 10 January 2016[1]) was a Syrian politician. A member of the Ba'ath Party, he served as Prime Minister of Syria in 1965 and again from 1966 to 1968. He was born in Abu Kamal.
Yusuf Zuayyin
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يوسف زعيّـن
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Zuayyin in June 1967
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| Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 1 March 1966 – 29 October 1968 | |
| President | Amin al-Hafiz |
| Preceded by | Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
| Succeeded by | Nureddin al-Atassi |
| In office 22 September 1965 – 21 December 1965 | |
| President | Nureddin al-Atassi |
| Preceded by | Amin al-Hafiz |
| Succeeded by | Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1931 Abu Kamal, Syria |
| Died | 10 January 2016 (aged 84) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
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After the 1970 coup, Zuayyin was arrested on November 13, 1970 and imprisoned for 11 years.[2] He was released in 1981, being allowed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. After his recovery, he lived in Hungary and Sweden.
Zuayyin died after a long illness on 10 January 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden at the age of 84.[3][4]
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