Khaled al-Azem (Died: 18 November, 1965)
Responsible for an economic boom from 1941 onwards, late Syrian PM Khaled al-Azem will be remembered at an event on June 1 (today) at the Rida Said Hall (University of Damascus). Economist Ghassan Kalaa will be delivering a lecture about al-Azem along with editor-in-chief of Forward Magazine, Sami Moubayed.
Organized by Forward Magazine’s sister magazine, Aliqtisadi, the event will take place at 6pm.
Al-Azem is one of Syria’s leading figures in contemporary history.
Filed under: Culture in Syria, Current Affairs, Media in Syria, Reform in Syria | Tagged: Forward Magazine, Ghassan Kalaa, Khaled al-Azem, Sami Moubayed, Syrian economic boom, Syrian economy, Syrian Prime Minister
