Saleh al-Ali
Saleh al-Ali or Shaykh Saleh Ahmad al-Ali (Arabic: الشيخ صالح أحمد العلي) (1884 in Al-Shaykh Badr – 13 April 1950 in Tartus) was a Syrian Alawite leader who commanded the Syrian Revolt of 1919, one of the first rebellions against the French mandate of Syria before the Great Syrian Revolt.
Saleh al-Ali صالح العلي | |
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Saleh al-Ali during the rebellion of 1919 | |
| Born | Saleh Ahmad al-Ali 1883 |
| Died | 13 April 1950 (aged 65–66) |
| Known for | Commander of the Syrian Revolt of 1919 |
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