Yusuf al-Azma (Arabic: يوسف العظمة, ALA-LC: Yūsuf al-ʿAẓma; 1883 – 24 July 1920) was the Syrian minister of war in the governments of prime ministers Rida al-Rikabi and Hashim al-Atassi, and the Arab Army's chief of general staff under King Faisal. He served as minister of war from January 1920 until his death while commanding Syrian forces against a French invasion during the Battle of Maysalun.
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1883 Damascus, Ottoman Empire
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24 July 1920 (aged 37) Maysalun, Arab Kingdom of Syria
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