Muhammad Ali al-Abid

Muhammad Ali al - Abid (Arabic: محمد علي العابد, Muḥammad ʿ Alī al - DMG ʿ Abid; * 1867 in Damascus, Syria Vilayet, † 1939 in Paris, France) was an Ottoman and Syrian politician and jurist.

Muhammad Ali al - Abid was born in the then Ottoman Damascus. His father's name was Ahmad Izzat al - Abid. Muhammad received his primary education in Damascus and his secondary education in Beirut, respectively Konstantin Opel, where he visited the Galatasaray High School. Later, he studied Islamic Law in Paris.

In 1908 he became ambassador of the Ottoman Empire in the United States. After France established a quasi- colonial rule over Syria and Lebanon, he was in 1922 appointed Minister of Finance of the Syrian Mandate.

On June 11, 1932 al - Abid was chosen by the Syrian nationalist parliament as the first President of the Syrian Republic, after the country won independence from France. He was a candidate of the National Bloc. He remained so for four years until 21 December 1936.

Al- Abid was a Sunni Muslim and married to Zahra al - Yusuf. He spoke fluent Arabic, French and Turkish, and was an enthusiastic supporter of French literature. He also had knowledge of Persian.

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• Muhammad Ali al - Abid

• President ( Syria)
• Finance (Syria )
• Ambassador to the United States
• Ottoman ambassador
• Born in 1867
• Died in 1939
• Man