Marqabi, who is a member of a rich and well-known Tartous family. They had three sons and one daughter. One of his granddaughters is married to Rafik Hariri's son. Khaddam was interested in reading political works and hunting. He died of a heart attack on 31 March 2020 in Paris, France. References External links Hariri threatened by Syria head, BBC News, 30 December 2005 UN asks to meet Syrian president, BBC News, 2 January 2006 Former Syrian VP set to form government in exile, Haaretz, 15 January 2006 1932 births 2020 deaths Damascus University alumni Presidents of Syria Foreign ministers of Syria Vice presidents of Syria Syrian Sunni Muslims Deputy Prime Ministers of Syria Members of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region National Salvation Front in Syria politicians People of the Syrian civil war 20th-century Syrian lawyers Syrian defectors People from Baniyas 20th-century Syrian politicians