Yusuf al-Azma
Videos
Yusuf al-Azma was a Syrian military officer and revolutionary figure who was the minister of war of the Arab Kingdom of Syria under the governments of prime ministers Rida al-Rikabi and Hashim al-Atas
Al-Azma as Minister of War in 1920
Portrait of al-Azma in uniform after his graduation from the Ottoman Military Academy in 1906
Al-Azma saluting King Faisal (center), 1920
Al-Azma in military uniform as Syria's minister of war
Yusuf al-Azma Square
Videos
Yusuf al-Azma Square, also called al-Muhafaza Square, is a city square in central Damascus, Syria. Named after Yusuf al-Azma, the square serves as the headquarters of the Damascus municipality governm
Yusuf al-Azma
…supreme national martyr". Likewise, Provence states that al-Azma "became the supreme symbol of interwar Syrian Arab patriotism". His statue stands in a major square named after him in central Damascus, with streets and schools named in his honor throughout Syria. Statues of al-Azma are also present across the Middle East. According…
Yusuf al-Azma Square in October 2008