Saleh al-Ali

Saleh al-Ali
صالح العلي
Saleh al-Ali during the rebellion of 1919
Born
Saleh Ahmad al-Ali

1883
Al-Shaykh Badr, Syria vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died13 April 1950 (aged 65–66)
Tartus, Syrian Republic
Known forCommander of the Syrian Revolt of 1919

Saleh al-Ali or Shaykh Saleh Ahmad al-Ali (Arabic: صالح العلي; 1883 – 13 April 1950) was a Syrian leader who commanded the Syrian Revolt of 1919, one of the first rebellions against the French mandate of Syria before the Great Syrian Revolt.[1]

  1. ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men & Women Who Shaped Syria 1900–2000. Cune Press. pp. 363–364. ISBN 1-885942-41-9.