▁to ▁Dam asc us ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁following ▁the ▁U AR ' s ▁dissol ution . ▁His ▁former ▁part ▁colle ague ▁Naz im ▁al - Q ud si ▁became ▁president ▁following ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁coup ▁that ▁terminated ▁the ▁U AR . ▁Haw mad ▁did ▁not ▁re join ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁se cess ion ist ▁government , ▁open ly ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁U AR ' s ▁re est ab lish ment . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁N ah id ▁al - Q as im , ▁a ▁former ▁colle ague ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U AR ▁government , ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Front , ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁N asser ist ▁parties ▁that ▁emer ged ▁after ▁the ▁se cess ion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁un ident ified ▁assass ins ▁led ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁kill ▁Haw mad ▁by ▁rig ging ▁his ▁autom obile ▁with ▁explos ives . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁Ba ' ath ist , ▁N asser ist ▁and ▁independent ▁Arab ▁national ist ▁officers ▁launched ▁a ▁coup , ▁over throw ing ▁Q ud si ' s ▁government . ▁The ▁new ▁prime ▁minister ▁Sal ah ▁al - D in ▁al - B itar , ▁a ▁Ba ' ath ist , ▁appointed ▁Haw mad ▁and ▁Q as im ▁to ▁his ▁cabinet . ▁Haw mad ▁served ▁as ▁fin ance