Mustafa Bey Barmada

Mustafa Bey Barmada
مصطفى بك برمدا
Mustafa Bey Barmada; مصطفى بك برمدا
2nd Governor General of the State of Aleppo
Preceded by	Kamil Pasha al-Qudsi
Succeeded by	Mar'i Pasha Al Mallah
President of the court of Cassation
Personal details
Born	1883; Aleppo, Ottoman Syria
Died	April 2, 1953 (aged 69–70); Damascus, Syria
Nationality	Syrian
Alma mater	University of Istanbul
Profession	Judge, Politician

Mustafa Bey Barmada (Arabic: مصطفى برمدا ; 1883 - April 2, 1953) was a Syrian statesman, politician and judge; served as the Governor General of the State of Aleppo between 1923 and 1924.

Early life and education

Mustafa Bey Barmada was born in 1883 in Aleppo to a notable family and the landlords of Harem. He studied elementary school in Aleppo and then he moved to Istanbul to study law.

Career

After World War 1, Mustafa Barmada joined Al fatat bloc which includes Fakhri al-Barudi, Jammil Mardam and Shukri Al-Quwwatli[1]

In 1921, Barmada became the president of the Court of Appeal.

In March 1923, Barmada was named as Governor General of the State of Aleppo (1923–1924) under the French Mandate of Syria after Kamil Pasha al-Qudsi. Barmada, the Istanbul trained legal expert resigned as a Governor on January 5, 1924, after eight months in office because he obstructed the implementation of French policies. His resignation – reportedly because he did not accept the French plan to replace gold as the Monterey exchange with paper currency.[2]

In 1924, Barmada became the President of the Aleppo Lawyers Syndicate but after five months the French mandate in Syria sacked him from the position because he refused to obey the High Commissioner.

In 1939, President Hashim Al- Atassi appointed Mustafa Barmada the prime minister of Syria after the resignation of Lutfi al-Haffar, But Barmada has decided to decline the office and stay in his position as the President of the court of Cassation (the leading authority on Syrian Law).[3]

In 1947, Mustafa Barmada was elected as a member of the Syrian parliament for Aleppo and he was elected as the chairman of the parliamentary committee.[4]

In 1948, Mustafa Barmada with other Aleppo Leaders such as Rushdi al-Kikhya and Nazim al-Qudsi formed the People's party.[5]

In 1948, Mustafa Barmada refused the offer to be the prime minister of Syria from the president Shukri Al-Quwwatli, after the resignation of Jammil Mardam.[4]

Death

Mustafa Bey Barmada died on April 2, 1953 in Damascus, Syria.

References

Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.
Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.
El Hakim, Youssef (1991). Syria and french mandate. Beirut: Dar Al Nahar. pp. 292–293.
Al-Hourani, Akram (2000). Akram Al-Hourani Memoirs. Cario: Madbouly Bookshop. pp. 903 and 920.
Lesch, David W. (2019-05-20). Syria: A Modern History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-5095-2755-7.

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[1] Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.

[2] Khoury, Philip Shukry (2014-07-14). Syria and the French Mandate: The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.

[3] El Hakim, Youssef (1991). Syria and french mandate. Beirut: Dar Al Nahar. pp. 292–293.

[:0-4] Al-Hourani, Akram (2000). Akram Al-Hourani Memoirs. Cario: Madbouly Bookshop. pp. 903 and 920.

[5] Lesch, David W. (2019-05-20). Syria: A Modern History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-5095-2755-7.