1981 in Syria

← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Syria → 1982 1983 1984
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See also:	Other events of 1981 List of years in Syria

The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Syria .

Incumbents

• President: Hafez al-Assad ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Abdul Rauf al-Kasm (starting 9 January 1980) ^[2]

Events

March

• March 15 - Three hijackers holding hostages aboard a Pakistani jetliner surrendered to Syrian authorities, ending a 13-day ordeal. ^[3]

April

• Hama massacre ^{[4] [5]}

May

• May 18 - Syrian missal crisis begins as Syria moves Soviet-made missiles into East Lebanon's Bekaa valley. ^[6]

November

• November 29 - Azbakiyah bombing ^{[7] [8]}

Undated

• Ali Duba is promoted to Syrian military general. ^[9]

Births

• August 10 - Shadi Hamsho, professional boxer ^[10]
• September 20 - Shady Othman, Arab-European actor^{[ citation needed ]}
• November 10 - Saad al Ghefari, actor ^[11]
• Undated
  • Hiba Al-Akkad, artist born in Damascus, Syria ^[12]
  • Diana al-Hadid, contemporary artist ^[13]
  • Nagham Hodaifa - Syrian artist ^[14]

References

1. Nohlen et al., p227
2. "Syria". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
3. Tanner, Henry. "PLANE HIJACKERS SURRENDER IN SYRIA, ENDING 13-DAY ORDEAL FOR HOSTAGES". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
4. Middle East Watch. Syria Unmasked: The Suppression of Human Rights by the Assad Regime. New Haven: Yale UP, 1991, pp. 17-18.
5. James A. Paul Human Rights in Syria Human Rights Watch, 1990, p.20-21
6. "May 18, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Syrian missile crisis". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express Ltd. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
7. Seale, Patrick (1990). Asad of Syria: the struggle for the Middle East . University of California Press. p.  331. ISBN   978-0-520-06976-3.
8. Crowell-Collier Educational Corporation; Macmillan Educational Corporation (1982). 1983 Year Book. Crowell-Collier Educational Corp. p. 516.
9. Faure, Claude (2002). Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Culture, History, and Politics. Macmillan Reference USA. p. 109. ISBN   0-02-865977-5.
10. "Shadi Hamsho - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
11. "Saad Al Ghefari Actor". e-talenta.eu. e-TALENTA. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
12. "Hiba Al-Akkad". artnet.com. Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
13. "Diana al-Hadid". Art 21 | New York Close Up.
14. "Nagham Hodaifa". atassifoundation.com. Atassi Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2023.