Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid
Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid محمد علي بك العابد | |
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al-Abid in 1932 | |
| President of the Mandatory Syrian Republic | |
| In office 11 June 1932 – 21 December 1936 | |
| Prime Minister | Taj al-Din al-Hasani |
| 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 |
| Died | 22 October 1939 (aged 71–72) |
| Resting place | Syria |
| Party | National Bloc |
| Spouse | Zahra al-Yusuf |
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Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (Arabic: محمد علي بك العابد, ALA-LC: Muḥammad 'Alī Bak al-'Ābid; 1867 – 22 October 1939; or, as he spelled his own name in French, Mehmed Ali Abed) was a Syrian politician and statesman. He 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.