Sami al-HinnawiSami Hilmy al-Hinnawi was a Syrian politician and military officer.LifeOn December 19, 1949, Adib Shishakli carried out a coup d'état, strengthening his dictatorship. On October 30, 1950, al-Hinnawi was assassinated in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, by Hersho al-Barazi, a cousin of Muhsin al-Barazi, the Prime Minister who had been overthrown and killed in Hinnawi's coup.