Nasib al-Bakri was a Syrian politician and nationalist leader in the first half of the 20th century. He played a major role in establishing al-Fatat, an underground organization which sought the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire's Arab territories.
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Al-Bakri as a pupil at the Rihaniya School in the 1890s
Al-Bakri (left) with rebel commander Fawzi al-Qawuqji (center) during the 1925 Hama uprising
Al-Bakri's home after its destruction by the French during the nationwide revolt of 1925
Prime Minister Lutfi al-Haffar at the Sarail on 23 February 1939. Al-Bakri is standing in the front row, first from the left
Al-Bakri (third from left in front row) with Arab notables in Cairo, 1930s. To his right is Palestinian journalist Mohamed Ali Eltaher and to his left is Egyptian diplomat Muhammad Ali AllubaWriters born in the 1880s 6
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Nasib al-Bakri was a Syrian politician and nationalist leader in the first half of the 20th century. He played a major role in establishing al-Fatat, an underground organization which sought the independence and unity of the Ottoman Empire's Arab territories. As the chief envoy between al-Fatat and the Hejaz-based Hashemites, al-Bakri became a close aide to Emir Faisal when the latter became King of Syria following the success of the 1916 Arab Revolt. Al-Bakri opposed the establishment of the French Mandate of Syria and became one of the chief commanders of the Great Syrian Revolt, leading the rebels' brief capture of Damascus. He escaped a death warrant in Syria in 1927, but returned the following year after being amnestied.
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