Salah Barmada

Salahaddin Barmada (Arabic: صلاح الدين برمدا‎; 1917–1989)[1] also known as Salah Barmada, was a Syrian writer, translator, politician and senior civil servant.[2][3] He served as the mayor of Aleppo in 1961 and the director of the broadcasting department at ministry of broadcasting in 1950s.[4]

Salah Barmada
Mayor of Aleppo
In office
November 12, 1961 – July 4, 1962
Personal details
Born1917 (1917)
Beirut, Ottoman Empire
Died1989 (aged 71–72)
Damascus, Syria
NationalitySyrian
Parent(s)
RelativesRiad Barmada (cousin)
EducationLaw degree
Alma materDamascus University
OccupationWriter, civil servant

Life

Salah was born in 1917 in Beirut, then part of the Ottoman Empire, to a notable Syrian family and the landlords of Harem. His father was Mustafa Bey Barmada (the former Governor-General of the State of Aleppo) and his uncle was a prominent Judge in Syria. He grow up between Aleppo and Damascus. and completed his law degree at Damascus University.[5]

He held various positions at the ministry of Education and ministry of Interior, and he also served as the General Director of Syrian News agency.[6] Also, he was elected as a mayor of Aleppo in 1961.

After retirement he focused in translating the French literature to Arabic language and mainly Andre Berton's books.

Works

He had translated many French literature to Arabic. Partial list:

  • James Joyce [7]
  • Surrealist Manifesto [8]
  • Nadja [9]
  • Baudelaire [10]
  • Cursed boy [11]
  • People of Islam [12]
  • The Human Comedy [13]
  • The Art of Tawila and Sabila [14]
  • Paul Éluard [15]

Death

Salah died in 1989 in Damascus, Syria.

References
  1. al-Mudīrīyah, al-Mudīrīyah. Scout Analytical for Syrian Newspapers and Magazines, Parts 1-2 (in Arabic). p. 21.
  2. Al-Hourani, Akram. Akram Al-Hourani Memoirs (in Arabic). pp. 1065, 1194, 2250.
  3. Abdel Aal, Syed Mohamed (2006). Military coups in Syria (in Arabic). p. 457.
  4. Hsinhua News Agency Release. May 1956.
  5. صخر, محمد الشارخ-. "الأرشيف: المعرفة العدد 320_321 تاريخ الإصدار 1 أبريل 1990 مقالة الراحل صلاح الدين برمدا (1917 - 1989)". أرشيف المجلات الأدبية والثقافية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  6. Othman, Hashem (1997). The Syrian Press: Its Past and Present, 0791-7781 (in Arabic). The Ministry of Culture in Syria. p. 125.
  7. Gross, John. James Joyce (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  8. Breton, André. Surrealist Manifesto. Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  9. Breton, André. Nadja (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  10. Fely, Pascal. Baudelaire (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah.
  11. de Balzac, Honoré. Cursed boy (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  12. Gardier, Louis. People of Islam (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah.
  13. Balzac, Honoré (1993). The Human Comedy (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah.
  14. Hoyg, René (1978). Hoyg, René: The Art of Tawila and Sabila. Translated by Barmada, Salah. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Guidance.
  15. Éluard, Paul. Paul Éluard (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah.


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