List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 1961

This is a list of deputies elected to the Syrian parliament of 1961. The Syrian parliamentary election was held on 1—2 December 1961.[1] There are no official records, but the number of eligible voters was estimated at between 1,000,000 and 1,250,000.[2] More than 1,800 candidates, among them 11 women, contested for the 172-seat constitutional assembly.[3][4] Participation in the various constituencies varied between 48—84%, "a figure not reached in Syria before."[2]

Members

Independent	People's Party	National Party	Baath Party	Muslim Brotherhood	Arab Liberation Movement

Bedouins reserved seats	Non-Muslim reserved seats	Speaker of the Parliament

Damascus Province

Damascus Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 33 seats: Damascus (17 seats, 3 reserved for non-Muslims), Al-Ghouta (3 seats), Duma (4 seats), Al-Nabk (2 seats), Al-Qutaifah (1 seat), Al-Zabadani (1 seat), Al-Qunaitra (3 seats) and Qatana (2 seats).[5]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Khalid al-Azm	Independent	Damascus
Maamun al-Kuzbari (1961—1962)	Independent	Damascus
Isam al-Din al-Attar	Muslim Brotherhood	Damascus
Muhammad Abdin	Independent	Damascus
Sabri al-Assali	National Party	Damascus
Hussein Khattab	Muslim Brotherhood	Damascus
Said al-Ghazzi (1962—1963)	Independent	Damascus
Rashad Jabri	Independent	Damascus
Fuad al-Adil	Independent	Damascus
Adnan al-Quwatli	National Party	Damascus
Rashid ad-Duqr	Independent	Damascus
Umar Awdat al-Khatib	Muslim Brotherhood	Damascus
Zuhayr ash-Shawish	Muslim Brotherhood	Damascus
Bashir Ramadan	Independent	Damascus
Awad Barakat	Independent	Damascus
Suhayl al-Khuri	National Party	Damascus
Hunayn Sahnawi	Independent	Damascus
Muhammad Said al-Abbar	Muslim Brotherhood	Al-Ghouta
Abd al-Rauf Abu Tawq	Muslim Brotherhood	Al-Ghouta
Muzhar ash-Shurbaji	National Party	Al-Ghouta
Mahmud al-Hakim	Baath Party	Duma
Ahmad Ismail	Arab Liberation Movement	Duma
Muhammad Subhi Taha	Independent	Duma
Mahmud al-Azm	National Party	Duma
Amin al-Nufayri	Independent	Al-Nabk
Ibrahim Tayfur	National Party	Al-Nabk
Mahmud Muhammad Diyab	Independent	Al-Qutaifa
Jamil al-Shamat	Independent	Al-Zabadani
Faur Bin al-Amir Mahmud	Independent	Al-Qunaitra
Abd al-Razzaq al-Tahhan	Independent	Al-Qunaitra
Abd al-Rahman Ayyub	Independent	Al-Qunaitra
Hussein Maryud	Baath Party	Qatana
Adil Ajlani	National Party	Qatana

Daraa Province

Daraa Province had two constituencies and was allocated 7 seats: Daraa (3 seats) and Izra' (4 seats).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Ibrahim Rizq Abu-Zayd	Independent	Daraa
Abd al-Latif al-Miqdadi	Independent	Daraa
Muhammad Muflih al-Zu'bi	Independent	Daraa
Ahmad Abd al-Karim	Independent	Izra'
Abd al-Hamid al-Khalil	Arab Liberation Movement	Izra'
Muhammad Khayr al-Hariri	National Party	Izra'
Khalid al-Sarhan	Independent	Izra'

Suweida Province

Suweida Province had three constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Sweida (2 seats), Salkhad (1 seat) and Shahba (1 seat).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Hussein Murshid	Independent	Sweida
Naif Jarbu	Baath Party	Sweida
Muhammad Mustafa al-Atrash	Independent	Salkhad
Nawwaf Hasan Amir	Baath Party	Shahba

Homs Province

Homs Province had four constituencies and was allocated 16 seats: Homs (11 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Jubb al-Jarrah (1 seat), Tadmur (1 seat) and Talkalakh (3 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Ratib al-Husami	People's Party	Homs
Faydi al-Atassi	People's Party	Homs
Farhan al-Jandali	People's Party	Homs
Sami Tayyarah	Arab Liberation Movement	Homs
Said al-Tilawi	National Party	Homs
Muhammad Ali Mashaal	People's Party	Homs
Tayyeb al-Khoja	Muslim Brotherhood	Homs
Hani al-Sibai	Independent	Homs
Munib Raslan	Independent	Homs
Abdallah Farkuh	National Party	Homs
Musallam Haddad	People's Party	Homs
Ahmad Dahiyah	Independent	Jubb al-Jarrah
Munir Ahmad al-Fayyad	Independent	Tadmur
Mansur Tawfiq al-Hasan	Independent	Talkalakh
Abd al-Karim Dabbah al-Dandashi	Arab Liberation Movement	Talkalakh
Khalil Jurji Daass	Independent	Talkalakh

Hama Province

Hama Province had four constituencies and was allocated 13 seats: Hama (7 seats), Salamiyah (2 seats), Saan al-Sain (1 seat) and Masyaf (3 seats).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Akram El-Hourani	Baath Party	Hama
Mustafa Hamdun	Baath Party	Hama
Abd al-Ghani Qannut	Baath Party	Hama
Abd al-Aziz Uthman	Baath Party	Hama
Muhammad Ali Adil	Baath Party	Hama
Muhammad Aturah	Baath Party	Hama
Khalil Kallas	Baath Party	Hama
Mustafa Mirza	Independent	Salamiyah
Mustafa Tamir	Independent	Salamiyah
Muhammad Bin Abd al-Karim Dayyub Nasir	Independent	Saan al-Sain
Qahtan al-Hawwash	Baath Party	Masyaf
Muhammad Sulayman Ali Maaruf	Baath Party	Masyaf
Abd al-Hadi Ahmad	Baath Party	Masyaf

Hasakah Province

Hasakah Province had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Hasakah (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Shedada (1 seat), Qamishli (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Al-Malakiya Dayrik (1 seat) and Ras al-Ayn (1 seat).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Muhammad Rashid al-Zubaa	Independent	Al-Hasakah
Khalil Ibrahim Pasha	Independent	Al-Hasakah
Kaud al-Tallaa	Independent	Al-Hasakah
Ziya Malak Ismail	Independent	Al-Hasakah
Sulayman Ali al-Asaad	Independent	Shedada
Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasu	Independent	Al-Qamishli
Abd al-Razzaq al-Naif	Independent	Al-Qamishli
Talaat Abd al-Qadir	Independent	Al-Qamishli
Ilyas Najjar	Independent	Al-Qamishli
Dahhan Naif Bin Mustafa Pasha	Independent	Al-Malakiya Dayrik
Muhajjim al-Muhaydi	Independent	Ayn-Isa

Deir ez-Zor Province

Deir ez-Zor Province had three constituencies and was allocated 9 seats: Deir ez-Zor (5 seats), Mayadin (2 seats) and Abu Kamal (2 seats).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Abd al-Samad al-Futtayih Raghib al-Bashir	Independent Independent	Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor
Jalal al-Sayyed	Independent	Deir ez-Zor
Abd al-Rahman al-Hunaydi	Arab Liberation Movement	Deir ez-Zor
Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Karim al-Fayyad	Independent	Deir ez-Zor
Abud al-Jadaan	Independent	Mayadin
Ahmad Shashan	Independent	Mayadin
Dahham Rajab al-Dandal	Independent	Abu Kamal
Fahd Mushrif al-Dandal	Independent	Abu Kamal

Rashid Province

Rashid Province had two constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Raqqa (3 seats) and Tall Abiad (1 seat).[6]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Faisal al-Huwaydi	Independent	Raqqa
Hamid al-Khoja	Independent	Raqqa
Mustafa al-Kaakaji	Independent	Raqqa
Khalaf al-Hisan	Independent	Tal Abiad

Aleppo Province

Aleppo Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 36 seats: Aleppo (16 seats, 5 reserved for non-Muslims), Jabal Samaan (5 seats), Al-Bab (3 seats), Ayn al-Arab (2 seats), Manbij (3 seats), Afrin (3 seats), Azaz (3 seats) and Jarablus (1 seat).[7]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Maaruf al-Dawalibi	People's Party	Aleppo
Rashad Barmada	People's Party	Aleppo
Alaa al-Din al-Jabiri	People's Party	Aleppo
Asaad al-Kurani	National Party	Aleppo
Abd al-Salam Kanaan	National Party	Aleppo
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda	Muslim Brotherhood	Aleppo
Ahmad Qanbar	People's Party	Aleppo
Abd al-Khaliq Nihad Ibrahim Pasha	People's Party	Aleppo
Mustafa al-Zarqa	Muslim Brotherhood	Aleppo
Bakri al-Qabbani	People's Party	Aleppo
Muhammad Talas	National Party	Aleppo
Aram Karamanukian	Independent	Aleppo
Leon Zamariya	National Party	Aleppo
Naum al-Suyufi	National Party	Aleppo
Krikov Eblighatian	Independent	Aleppo
Joseph Jarmaq	Independent	Aleppo
Hussein Ali Shahin Awwad	People's Party	Jabal Samaan
Hussein Abd al-Karim al-Dandal	People's Party	Jabal Samaan
Izzat Ibrahim Pasha	People's Party	Jabal Samaan
Ismail al-Hajj Barakat	People's Party	Jabal Samaan
Ahmad Tawfiq Tahir	People's Party	Jabal Samaan
Tahir al-Hajj Fadil	Independent	Al-Bab
Abdallah Jassumah	People's Party	Al-Bab
Ahmad Ali Agha	Independent	Al-Bab
Shahin Mustafa Shahin	Independent	Ayn al-Arab
Ismat Busan Shahin	Independent	Ayn al-Arab
Diab al-Mashi	People's Party	Manbij
Ibrahim Shalah Ibrahim	People's Party	Manbij
Hazim Labaniyah	People's Party	Manbij
Muhammad Mannan	People's Party	Afrin
Ahmad Jaafar	People's Party	Afrin
Nuri Arif Dahini Uthman Agha	People's Party	Afrin
Ahmad Muhammad Hasan Kannu	People's Party	Aazaz
Nafi Hadi Bakkar	People's Party	Aazaz
Ali Hasan Junaydan	People's Party	Aazaz
Ali Muhli Ibrahim	Independent	Jarablus

Idlib Province

Idlib Province had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Idlib City (2 seats), Idlib (3 seats), Jisr ash-Shughur (2 seats), Maarrat al-Numan (2 seats) and Harem (2 seats).[7]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Muhammad Adib Asfari	People's Party	Idlib City
Abd al-Hamid Duwaydari	People's Party	Idlib City
Hasan Mustafa Hajj Hussein	People's Party	Idlib
Hikmat Hasan Ubaydi	People's Party	Idlib
Muhammad Fahmi Ashuri	Baath Party	Idlib
Naasan Zaki Najjari	National Party	Jisr ash-Shugur
Najda al-Najjari	National Party	Jisr ash-Shugur
Nur al-Din al-Yusufi	Baath Party	Maarrat al-Numan
Imad al-Haraki	Independent	Ma'arrat al-Numan
Al-Walid Bin Ahmad Abd al-Rahman	Baath Party	Harim
Nazim Said al-Kayyali	National Party	Harim

Latakia Province

Latakia Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 20 seats: Latakia City (3 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Latakia (2 seats), Al-Haffah (2 seats), Jableh (1 seat), Nabi Ali (3 seats), Banias (2 seats), Tartus (3 seats) and Safita (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims).[7]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Nabil al-Tawil	Muslim Brotherhood	Latakia City
Muhammad al-Shawwaf	People's Party	Latakia City
Adil Murqus	Independent	Latakia City
Wahib al-Ghanem	Baath Party	Latakia
Munir al-Hafiz	Independent	Latakia
Muhammad Ali Kamil	Independent	Al-Haffa
Nadim Mustafa Ismail	Independent	Al-Haffa
Muhammad Nazir Ali ADIB	Independent	Jableh
Ahmad Shafiq al-Kanj	Independent	Nabi Ali
Uthman Asbar	People's Party	Nabi Ali
Ahmad Ali Kamil	Independent	Nabi Ali
Muhammad Habib	Independent	Banias
Muhammad al-Hasan	Baath Party	Banias
Badi Ismail	Independent	Tartus
Riyad Abd al-Razzaq	National Party	Tartus
Muhyi al-Din Murhij	National Party	Tartus
Munir al-Abbas	Independent	Safita
Muhammad Amin Raslan	Independent	Safita
Abd al-Latif Yunis	Independent	Safita
Rafiq Bashshur	People's Party	Safita

Bedouin Tribes

The Bedouin tribes were allocated 7 seats.[7]

Name	Party	Electoral district
Dahham al-Hadi	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Shammar al-Khrese
Munir Abd al-Muhsin	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Shammar al-Khrese
Mutib Bin Fawwaz al-Shaalan	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Badiyat al-Sham wal-Hasakah
Tamir Bin Trad al-Mulhim	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Badiyat al-Sham wal-Hasakah
Trad Karan al-Murshid	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Badiyat Tadmur
Abduh Ibrahim Bin Ibrahim Pasha al-Ibrahim	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Mawwali
Faisal Nawwaf al-Salih	Independent (Bedouin tribes)	Mawwali

References

Oron, 1967, p.501.
Oron, 1967, p.502.
Oron, 1967, p.500.
Oron, 1967, p.499.
Oron, 1967, p.503.
Oron, 1967, p.504.
Oron, 1967, p.505.

Bibliography

Oron, Yitzhak, ed. (1967). Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961. Jerusalem: The Moshe Dayan Center.

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[o501-1] Oron, 1967, p.501.

[o502-2] Oron, 1967, p.502.

[o500-3] Oron, 1967, p.500.

[o499-4] Oron, 1967, p.499.

[o503-5] Oron, 1967, p.503.

[o504-6] Oron, 1967, p.504.

[o505-7] Oron, 1967, p.505.