{"id":"muhammad-ali-bey-al-abid","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-ali-bey-al-abid","language":"en","name":"Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid","name_en":"Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid","name_ne":null,"description":"First president of the mandatory Syrian Republic (1867–1939)","headline":"First president of the mandatory Syrian Republic (1867–1939)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid was a Syrian politician and statesman. He was appointed the president of the mandatory Syrian Republic as a nominee of the nationalist Syrian parliament in Damascus after the country received partial recognition of sovereignty from France. France agreed to recognize Syria as a nation under intense nationalist pressure but did not withdraw its troops completely until 1946.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1867","date":"1867"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Damascus","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3766"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"22 October 1939","date":"1939-10-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rome","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ottoman Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12560"},{"text":"Syria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q858"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"National Bloc","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1890519"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Galatasaray High School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1007545"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Zahraa Al-Youssef","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133979933"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Syrian Republic under French mandate (11 June 1932 – 21 December 1936)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112072879","start":"1932-06-11","end":"1936-12-21"},{"text":"ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the United States (1906–1908)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20732197","start":"1906","end":"1908"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Commander of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855212"},{"text":"1st class, Order of the Medjidie","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17518393"},{"text":"Liakat Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2379392"},{"text":"Officer of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855195"},{"text":"Order of the Lion and the Sun First class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29032430"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Bey_al-Abid","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60216"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid born?","a":"Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid was born on 1867 in Damascus."},{"q":"What positions has Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid held?","a":"Positions held by Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid include: President of the Syrian Republic under French mandate (1932–1936); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Muhammad Ali al-Abid.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-ali-bey-al-abid. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T09:02:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-ali-bey-al-abid","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-ali-bey-al-abid","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-ali-bey-al-abid?lang=ne"}}