Ali al-Dandachi
Syrian scouting leader
About Ali al-Dandachi
Lived 1907 – 2000 (aged 92–93). Ali al-Dandachi was a Syrian and Turkish.
Ali Abdulkarim al-Dandachi (; 1906 – February 8, 2000) was a Syrian who served as the vice president of the Boy Scouts de Syrie. Dandachi also served on the International Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1951 to 1957. Dandachi had done a great deal to encourage Scouting throughout the Middle East, and during his term as a member of the International Committee, he visited practically every country in the region, leading to the establishment of an Arab Scout Bureau.
In 1969, Dandachi was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
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Who was Ali al-Dandachi?
Syrian scouting leader (1907–2000)
When was Ali al-Dandachi born?
Ali al-Dandachi was born in 1907.
When did Ali al-Dandachi die?
Ali al-Dandachi died on 8 February 2000.
What nationality was Ali al-Dandachi?
Ali al-Dandachi was Syrian and Turkish.
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