Khalil Mardam Bey

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name = Khalil Mardam Bey


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caption = Khalil Mardam Bey
birth_date = 1895
birth_place = Damascus, Syria
death_date = Damascus, Syria
death_place = 1959
occupation = Poet
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Khalil Mardam Beycite web | url =http://www.syrianhistory.com/foreign.htm | title =Figures Through History| accessdate =2007-01-07 | publisher =Syrian History] cite book |last=Nai`sah |first=Youssef |title=مجتمع دمشق|pages=p.477] (1895 – 1959) ( _ar. خليل مردم بك) was a Syrian poet and critique who is most notable for composing the lyrics of the Syrian National Anthem.cite web | url =http://www.damascus-online.com/Arabic/se-a/bio/mardam.htm | title =Biography| accessdate =2007-01-07 | publisher =Damascus Online] He was born in Damscus to a well-known family. He is one of the grandsons of the Ottoman general, statesman, and Grand Vizier Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha. He was chosen as the leader of the Syrian Literature Association, which was founded in 1926 and annulled by the French. He studied English literature in London and taught Arabic literature in the National Science College in Syria. Some of his notable works include "Al-Diwan" (الديوان) and "A’imat al-Adab" (أئمة الأدب). He was the chairman of the Arab Scientific Assemblage from 1953 until his death in 1959.cite web | url =http://www.islamonline.net/Arabic/history/1422/12/article22.shtml | author =Tamam, Ahmed | title =History of the Arabic Language Association of Damascus| accessdate =2007-01-07 | publisher =Islam Online]

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NAME=Mardam Bey, Khalil
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Syrian poet
DATE OF BIRTH=1895
PLACE OF BIRTH=Damascus, Syria
DATE OF DEATH=1959
PLACE OF DEATH=Damascus, Syria