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Ahmad Nami

1873–1962 · 20th century · Also known as Damad Ahmad Nami Bey

Ahmad Nami was a Syrian politician of Circassian origin, a son-in-law of the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II, who served as head of the French-mandated State of Syria from 1926 to 1928. Appointed by the French during the Great Syrian Revolt, he headed a government that failed to win nationalist support and was replaced before the 1928 Constituent Assembly elections.

Ahmad Nami
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State of Syria

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ahmad Nami. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ahmad-nami
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