Mustafa Bey Barmada
Mustafa Bey Barmada مصطفى بك برمدا | |
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Mar'i Pasha Al Mallah | |
President of Court of Cassation | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1883 University of Istanbul |
Profession | Judge, politician |
Mustafa Bey Barmada (
Early life and education
Mustafa Bey Barmada was born in 1883 in Aleppo to a notable Syrian family and the landlords of Harem. Son of Sadiq Barmada.
Educated first in Aleppo and later studied law at Istanbul University.[1]
Career
Began his professional career as a teacher in Aleppo and then moved to Beirut to teach law. Later, he was appointed as Public prosecutor in Aleppo and then as a member of the Damascus High court of Appeal. [1]
In 1921, Barmada became the president of the Aleppo high court of Appeals.
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 Monetary exchange with paper currency.[2]
In 1924, Barmada became the President of the Aleppo Lawyers Syndicate but after five months the
In 1939, President Hashim Al- Atassi appointed Mustafa Barmada as 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 the Syrian Judiciary).[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
- ^ a b British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Israel, Syria, Arabia, the Middle East (general), Jordan and Arab Palestine and the Lebanon, January 1950-December 1950. University Publications of America. 2002. p. 171.
- ISBN 978-1-4008-5839-2.
- ^ El Hakim, Youssef (1991). Syria and french mandate. Beirut: Dar Al Nahar. pp. 292–293.
- ^ a b Al-Hourani, Akram (2000). Akram Al-Hourani Memoirs. Cario: Madbouly Bookshop. pp. 903 and 920.
- ISBN 978-1-5095-2755-7.