Salah Barmada

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Salah Barmada
Born1917 (1917)
Beirut
Died1989 (aged 71–72)
Damascus , Syria
NationalitySyrian
EducationLaw degree
Alma materDamascus University
OccupationWriter, Civil servant
Parent(s)
Relatives (brother)
Riad Barmada (cousin)

Salahaddin Barmada (Arabic: صلاح الدين برمدا‎; 1917–1989)[1] also Known as Salah Barmada, was a Syrian writer and civil servant. He served as a mayor of Aleppo in 1950s .

Life[]

Salah was born in 1917 in Beirut 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.[2]

He held various positions at the ministry of Education and ministry of Interior he also served as the General Director of Syrian News agency.[3] Also, he was elected as a mayor of Aleppo in 1950s.

Death[]

Salah died in 1989 in Damascus , Syria

Works[]

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

  • James Joyce [4]
  • Surrealist Manifesto [5]
  • Nadja [6]
  • Cursed boy [7]
  • People of Islam [8]
  • The Human Comedy [9]
  • The Art of Tawila and Sabila [10]

References[]

  1. ^ al-Mudīrīyah, al-Mudīrīyah. Scout Analytical for Syrian Newspapers and Magazines, Parts 1-2 (in Arabic). p. 21.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Othman, Hashem (1997). The Syrian Press: Its Past and Present, 0791-7781 (in Arabic). The Ministry of Culture in Syria. p. 125.
  4. ^ Gross, John. James Joyce (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  5. ^ Breton, André. Surrealist Manifesto. Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  6. ^ Breton, André. Nadja (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  7. ^ de Balzac, Honoré. Cursed boy (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah. Ministry of Culture in Syria.
  8. ^ Gardier, Louis. People of Islam (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah.
  9. ^ Balzac, Honoré (1993). The Human Comedy (in Arabic). Translated by Barmada, Salah.
  10. ^ Hoyg, René (1978). Hoyg, René: The Art of Tawila and Sabila. Translated by Barmada, Salah. Damascus: Ministry of Culture and National Guidance.
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