Mardam-Bey (Arabic: مردم بك) is a surname of a prominent Syrian family of Ottoman Turkish ancestry.[1][2] 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[by whom?] 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:
- Jamil Mardam Bey (1894–1960), Syrian politician, Foreign Minister, Prime Minister
- Khaled Mardam-Bey (born 1968), British software developer and creator of mIRC
- Khalil Mardam Bey (1895–1959), Syrian poet who composed the Syrian national anthem's lyrics
- Salma Mardam Bey, Syrian writer and historian
References
edit- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2000), Damascus between democracy and dictatorship, University Press of America, p. xxiv, ISBN 0761817441,
Madam Bey... one of the most prominent families of Turkish ancestry.
- ^ Shoup, John A. (2018), The History of Syria, Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 174, ISBN 9781440858352,
Mardam Bey... a prominent Sunni family of Turkish origin.
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