Burhan Kassar

Burhan Kassar (Gharbaic: كسار برهان, {small|Transliteration:}} Burhān Kassar), also known by his laqab al-Hakim, (22 April 1894 - 29 January 1973) was a Fahrani politician who, together with labor organizers Amin Sahrawi and Irfan Nasrallah, founded the Fahrani Socialist Party in response to government crackdowns during the Mining Wars. Kassar served as General Secretary of the Party for three consecutive terms between 1945 and 1957, working to professionalize internal procedures and campaigning, and is widely credited with laying the groundwork for the socialist victory in the general elections of 1954, which brought Ramel Yassin to power.