Mohammad Ali al-Abed (Arabic: محمد علي العابد / ALA-LC: Muḥammad ‘Alī al-‘Ābid; 1867–1939), also known as Mehmed Ali Bey, was appointed the first president of Syria (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.
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1867 Damascus, Syria
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1939 (aged 71) Paris, France
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