Sultan al-Atrash
Prominent Arab Druze leader, Syrian nationalist and Commander General of the Syrian Revolution (1925-1927) · Syria · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1891 to 1982 · aged 91
Sultan al-Atrash was a Syrian nationalist revolutionary who led the Great Syrian Revolt against the French colonial administration in Syria. One of the most influential figures in Syrian and Druze history, he played a major role in deciding the destiny of Jabal al-Druze and of Syria in general.
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Portrait of Sultan al-Atrash
Suwayda celebration for Sultan's and the other rebels' return from exile in 1937
Hilal al-Atrash, Sultan's kinsman and the rebellious sheikh of Rasas, during a ceremony celebrating the release of Syrian rebels
Pasha al-Atrash in his late 80s, at his home at al-Qurayya
Sculpture of al-Atrash in Majdal Shams.
