Mardam-Bey ( ar, مردم بك) is a surname of a prominent
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
n family of Ottoman Turkish ancestry.
Mardam-Bey’s are also the descendants of Abd Al Rahman Ben Mouhamad Ben Moustafa Bey Al Kourmoshi whose ancestor is the famous minister
Lala Moustafa Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire and the leader of the conquest of Cyprus Island. This family is considered one of the most honorable and glorious families in Damascus. The family members were known to be the elite of the society and didn't meddle in other people's lives. They were peaceful in contrast to other prominent families in Damascus.
People with the surname Mardam-Bey include:
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Jamil Mardam Bey (1894–1960), Syrian politician, Foreign Minister, Prime Minister
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Khaled Mardam-Bey
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Khalil Mardam Bey (1895–1959), Syrian poet who composed the
Syrian national anthem
"" ( ar, حُمَاةَ الدِّيَارِ, lit=Guardians of the Homeland, syc, ܢܛܘܪ̈ܝ ܐܬ݂ܪܘ̈ܬ݂ܐ, label=Syriac) is the national anthem of the Syrian Arab Republic, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by Mo ...
's lyrics
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Salma Mardam Bey, Syrian writer and historian
References
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Compound surnames
Arabic-language surnames
Syrian families
Mardam-Bey family
Political families of Syria