Muhammad Ali al-Abid
Muhammad Ali al-Abid ( Arabic محمد علي العابد, DMG Muḥammad ʿAlī al-ʿĀbid ; * 1867 in Damascus , Vilâyet Syria ; † 1939 in Paris , France ) was an Ottoman and Syrian politician and legal scholar.
Muhammad Ali al-Abid was born in Damascus, which was then still Ottoman. His father was called Ahmad Izzat al-Abid. Muhammad received his primary education in Damascus and his secondary education in Beirut and Constantinople , respectively , where he attended Galatasaray high school. He later studied Islamic law in Paris .
In 1908 he became Ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the United States . When France received the League of Nations mandate for Syria and Lebanon , he was appointed Minister of Finance for the Syrian mandate by General Henri Gourand in 1922 .
On June 11, 1932, al-Abid was elected the first President of the Syrian Republic by the nationalist Syrian parliament after the country was given autonomy from France. He was a candidate for the National Bloc . He stayed that way for four years until December 21, 1936.
Al-Abid was a Sunni and married to Zahra al-Yusuf . He was fluent in Arabic , French and Turkish and was an avid fan of French literature . He also had knowledge of Persian .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abid, Muhammad Ali al- |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abed, Mohamed Ali Bey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ottoman and Syrian politicians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Damascus , Vilayet Syria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1939 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |