Fadel Alaboud

Fadel Alaboud
فاضل العبود
President of Deir ez-Zor`s Goverment, Syria.
Assumed office
1918
Personal details
Born 1872
Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Died 1936
Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Religion Sunni Islam

Fadel Aboud Alhassan, (Arabic: فاضل عبود الحسن‎, born 1872) or Haj Fadel Alaboud as Dier ezzor`s people call him, leader and president of the goverment in east of Syria (called Haj Fadel Government) and its center is Deir ez-Zor, after the departure of the Ottomans from Syria in 1918.[1]

Administrative divisions in Ottoman Syria, beginning of the twentieth century.

Lineage

Haj Fadel was born in Deir ez-Zor city in 1872, for Alhassan family from Albu Abed clan (البوعبيد) that belon to Al-Baggara tribe (قبيلة البقارة), and that due to the descent of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir a descendant of the faithful Ali bin Abi Talib. [2][3]

Personal life

Attributes of leadership in Haj Fadel Abboud emerged clearly from an early age and at different levels, also he had a prominent social position in the city of Deir ez-Zor enabled him to take over the leadership, he inherited the position from his father Aboud Hassan, Haj Fadel was worked in the trade and it has extensive trade relations with Turks and Ahalbeyen.

Political activities

Haj Fadel Al Aboud was arrested several times for his advocacy of issues of national and revolutions, after the entry of French colonialism Deir al-Zour in 9 November 1921, a group of French armored vehicles and dozens of soldiers surrounded the Haj Fadel Al Aboud house where he was arrested and transferred to the monastery of military Deir ez-Zor Airport and then took him by military plane to Aleppo, where he was imprisoned in the castle and met in the great imprisoned Ibrahim Hanano.

He Accused by the French colonial authorities to prepare for a popular revolution against French colonialism, in protest against the military campaign carried out by the French army against the Albohabour tribe which refused to pay taxes to the French colonial, as well as do-Hajj Fadhel Al Aboud insulting acting Deir al-Zour Khalil Isaac, who was cooperating with the French, The Court issued a decision to exile him to Jisr al-Shughur and after a while he returned to Deir al-Zour.

Haj Fadel Al Aboud had representatived of the Euphrates valley area in the Syrian National Congress that held in late June 1919, Which announced an independent Arab Kingdom of Syria on 8 March 1920.[4] and King Faisal head of the new kingdom, which was Haj fadel Strongly support to take over King Faisal the throne.[5]

Haj Fadel protested on the decision of the French High Commissioner Maurice Sarrail No. 49/S August 5, 1925,that judged exile his cousin and his sister's husband Ayash al-Haj with his entire family to the Jableh city on the Syrian coast.[6]

Composition of the government

There was chaos in the city of Deir ez-Zor after the departure of the Ottomans in the November 6, 1918 as a result of the absence of governmental authority, and the fear of people in Deir al-Zour begin growing from the tribes that surrounding their city,because tribes are used the invasion and looting either from each other, or from the city, so it was necessary to find strong power to protect the city and its people,Which made notables of the city agree on the formation of a local government to provide security and run city affairs, this government is headed by Al Haj Fadel Abboud, and known later as Alhajj Fadel government.[7]

The government continued until the arrival of Sharif Nasser's cousin Prince Faisal Bin Al Hussein on the first of December of 1918 and then the arrival of Mari Pasha Almalah in the seventh month of December 1918, which ended its mission and become Deir ez-Zor under the central government in Damascus.[8]

Death

Haj Fadel Al Aboud died in 1936 in Deir ez-Zor city and buried there.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alnajem، Ismail، "Fadel Alaboud" First Haj Fadel Government، An article published in eSyria Web site، 21/12/2013.
  2. ↑ Mohammed Alayiesh، Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ Mohammed Alayiesh, Souriatna Journal، Second year، 7/10/2012، Issue Number: 55، Page 11.
  4. ↑ King's Complete History of the World War, William C. King, The History Associates, 1922, page 665
  5. ↑ Alshamary, Anwar, Biggest Baggara Tribe, Dar Almaref, Homs, 1996, Page: 362.
  6. ↑ Alnigress، Mahmoud، Bo Jimaa Bottel، Furat newspaper، 2005.
  7. ↑ Albukhabour revolt، Muhassan city site..
  8. ↑ Alhaj Fadel Alaboud, An article published in Baggara tribe Web site, 30/03/2009.
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