Said al-Ghazzi

Said Al-Ghazzi (Arabic: سعيد الغزي;‎ 11 June 1893 ‎ – 18 September 1967) was a Syrian lawyer, politician and two time prime minister of Syria.

In the late 19th and early 20th century members of the family consistently held a seat in the municipal council and became increasingly involved in politics.

Sa'id's great-grandfather Umar was the mufti of the Shafi'is and was considered by a biographer to be the most preeminent of the notables of Damascus in his lifetime.

[3] A lawyer by occupation, Sa'id entered politics during French rule and following Syria's independence in 1946.

[4] His daughter Nadia al-Ghazzi is a lawyer, writer, and TV presenter, and his niece is the poet and artist Huda Naamani.

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