Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar

Abdul Rahman Shahbandar was a Syrian statesman and prominent nationalist figure during the French Mandate of Syria. He was a leading opponent of compromise with the French colonial authority in Syria, and his devotion to Arab nationalism dated to the days of the Committee of Union and Progress and its "Turkification" policies. Shahbandar supported the Arab Revolt during the First World War and briefly headed the foreign ministry under Emir Faisal.