Mardam-Bey () is a surname of a prominent
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
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.
People with the surname Mardam-Bey include:
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Jamil Mardam Bey
Jamil Mardam Bey (; ; 1895–1960), was a Syrian politician. He was born in Damascus to a prominent aristocratic family of Turkish origins. He is a descendant of the Ottoman general, statesman and Grand Vizier Lala Mustafa Pasha and the penulti ...
(1894–1960), Syrian politician, Foreign Minister, Prime Minister
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Khaled Mardam-Bey (born 1968),
British
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software developer and creator of
mIRC
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Khalil Mardam Bey
Khalil Mardam Bey (1895–1959) ( ) was a Syrian poet and critic who is most notable for composing the lyrics of the Syrian National Anthem.
Early life and career
Mardam Bey was born in Ottoman Damascus to a well-known family of Turki ...
(1895–1959), Syrian poet who composed the
Syrian national anthem's lyrics
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Salma Mardam Bey, Syrian writer and historian
References
{{surname, Mardam-Bey
Compound surnames
Arabic-language surnames
Syrian families
Mardam-Bey family
Political families of Syria