Lu'ay al-Atassi (Arabic: لؤي الأتاسي, romanized: Luʾayy al-ʾAtāsī; 1926 − 24 November 2003)[1] was a Syrian military officer who served as the president of Syria from 9 March to 27 July 1963.

He entered the officer corps after graduating from the Homs Military Academy in the mid-1940s, and fought during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War in Palestine.

Atassi was among the Syrian officers who lobbied for unity with Egypt, which was realized in February 1958 with the formation of the United Arab Republic (UAR).

The officers immediately freed Atassi and appointed him to the National Council for the Revolutionary Command, the effective interim government of the country,[2] and made him president on 23 March.

[4] From the Committee's standpoint, Atassi was ideal for the position because he lacked a support base and thus posed no threat to the junta's supremacy.