Michel Aflaq

Michel Aflaq (Arabic: ميشيل عفلق‎, Arabic pronunciation: [miːʃeːl ʕaflaq], 9 January 1910 – 23 June 1989) was a Syrian philosopher, sociologist and Arab nationalist. He is considered to be the principal founder of Ba'athism.

Michel Aflaq
Secretary General of the National Command of the Iraq-based Ba'ath Party
In office February 1968 – 23 June 1989
Deputy	Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Preceded by	None–post established
Succeeded by	Saddam Hussein
Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
In office 1954 – April 1965
Preceded by	None–post established
Succeeded by	Munif al-Razzaz
Personal details
Born	9 January 1910 Damascus, Ottoman Syria
Died	23 June 1989 (age 79) Paris, France
Political party	Arab Ba'ath Movement (1940–1947) Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (1947–1966) Iraq-based Ba'ath Party (1968–1989)