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Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid محمد علي بك العابد | |
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| President of the Mandatory Syrian Republic | |
| In office 11 June 1932 – 21 December 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Taj al-Din al-Hasani (as president of the State of Syria) |
| Succeeded by | Hashim al-Atassi |
| Ambassador of the Ottoman Empire to the United States | |
| In office 1907–1908 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1867 Damascus, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | October 22, 1939 (aged 71–72) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Resting place | Syria |
| Political party | National Bloc |
| Spouse | Zahra al-Yusuf |
Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (Arabic: محمد علي بك العابد, ALA-LC: Muḥammad ‘Alī Bak al-‘Ābid; 1867 – 22 October 1939)[1][2] or, as he spelled his own name in French, Mehmed Ali Abed,[3][4] was appointed the president of the mandatory Syrian Republic (from 11 June 1932 until 21 December 1936) as a nominee of the nationalist Syrian parliament in Damascus after the country received partial recognition of sovereignty from France. France agreed to recognize Syria as a nation under intense nationalist pressure but did not withdraw its troops completely until 1946.
- ^ "Ex-Syrian President Dies". New York Herald Tribune (European edition). Paris. 23 October 1939. p. 3.
- ^ "Le Président de la République syrienne est mort". L'Auto (in French). 23 October 1939.
- ^ "Lot 1208: ALI AL-ABID MUHAMMAD: (1867-1939) First President of Syria 1932-36. L.S., M".
- ^ Osmanoğlu, Ayşe (1991). Avec mon père le sultan Abdulhamid. p. 34.