About Mustafa al-Shihabi
Lived 1893 – 1968 (aged 74). Mustafa al-Shihabi was a Syrian linguist, diplomat, writer, lexicographer, forestry engineer and local government officer.
Prince Mustafa Al-Shihabi (; 1893 – 1968) was a Syrian agronomist, politician, writer and the third elected director of Arab Academy of Damascus (1959–1968).
Biography Al-Shihabi was born in 1893 in Hasbaya in Ottoman Syria, in what is today Lebanon. After getting his degree in agriculture from Paris, France in 1915, he initially resided in Istanbul while working for the Ministry of Agriculture of the Ottoman Government. During World War I, al-Shihabi joined the Arab Revolt in an attempt to free the Levant region from Ottoman Turkish control.
Legacy He exerted strong efforts for Arabization and modernizing the Arabic language by writing many comprehensive modern term indices of science and technology in Arabic. He also has many writings regarding Arab nationalism and the struggle against colonialism.
Al-Shihabi was a critic of Turkification under the Ottoman Empire, viewing the 1908 Ottoman constitution as a blow to the status of Arabic.
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Who was Mustafa al-Shihabi?
Syrian politician and diplomat
When was Mustafa al-Shihabi born?
Mustafa al-Shihabi was born on 1 November 1893 in Hasbaya.
When did Mustafa al-Shihabi die?
Mustafa al-Shihabi died on 13 May 1968 in Damascus.
What was Mustafa al-Shihabi's occupation?
Mustafa al-Shihabi was a linguist, diplomat, writer, lexicographer, forestry engineer and local government officer.
What nationality was Mustafa al-Shihabi?
Mustafa al-Shihabi was Syrian.
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