Sa'id al-As

Sa'id al-'As
Al-'As seated with his rifle, 1925
Native name
سعيد العاص
Born1889
Hama, Ottoman Syria
Died6 October 1936(1936-10-06) (aged 46–47)
Jerusalem vicinity, British Mandate of Palestine
Allegiance Arab Kingdom of Syria
Kingdom of Iraq
Years of service 1918–1920 (Kingdom of Syria)
1925–1927 (Syrian rebels)
1927–1936 (Kingdom of Iraq)
CommandsGeneral Commander of Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927)
Commander of Rebels in Jerusalem (1936)
Battles / wars

Sa'id al-'As (Arabic: سعيد العاص; 1889 – 6 October 1936) was a Syrian nationalist, a former officer in the Ottoman army and a high-ranking commander of rebel forces during the Great Syrian Revolt against French rule in Syria and the 1936 revolt against British rule in Palestine. He was killed in action near Jerusalem during the latter uprising.