Shukri al-Quwatli
Between April and September 1941, al-Barazi served as minister of education in the first cabinet of Khalid al-Azm. President Shukri al-Quwatli appointed him as his personal assistant in 1943 and by 1946, when the country regained its independence from France, al-Barazi became the president's closest advisor. He served as al-Quwatli's legal consultant, speechwriter, confidant and personal envoy to other countries.