List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 1961


This is a list of deputies elected to the Syrian parliament of 1961. The Syrian parliamentary election was held on 1—2 December 1961. There are no official records, but the number of eligible voters was estimated at between 1,000,000 and 1,250,000. More than 1,800 candidates, among them 11 women, contested for the 172-seat constitutional assembly. Participation in the various constituencies varied between 48—84%, "a figure not reached in Syria before."

Members

IndependentPeople's PartyNational PartyBaath PartyMuslim BrotherhoodArab Liberation Movement

Damascus Province

Damascus Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 33 seats: Damascus, Al-Ghouta, Duma, Al-Nabk, Al-Qutaifah, Al-Zabadani, Al-Qunaitra and Qatana.
NamePartyElectoral district
Khalid al-AzmIndependentDamascus
Maamun al-Kuzbari IndependentDamascus
Isam al-Din al-AttarMuslim BrotherhoodDamascus
Muhammad AbdinIndependentDamascus
Sabri al-AssaliNational PartyDamascus
Hussein KhattabMuslim BrotherhoodDamascus
Said al-Ghazzi IndependentDamascus
Rashad JabriIndependentDamascus
Fuad al-AdilIndependentDamascus
Adnan al-QuwatliNational PartyDamascus
Rashid ad-DuqrIndependentDamascus
Umar Awdat al-KhatibMuslim BrotherhoodDamascus
Zuhayr ash-ShawishMuslim BrotherhoodDamascus
Bashir RamadanIndependentDamascus
Awad BarakatIndependentDamascus
Suhayl al-KhuriNational PartyDamascus
Hunayn SahnawiIndependentDamascus
Muhammad Said al-AbbarMuslim BrotherhoodAl-Ghouta
Abd al-Rauf Abu TawqMuslim BrotherhoodAl-Ghouta
Muzhar ash-ShurbajiNational PartyAl-Ghouta
Mahmud al-HakimBaath PartyDuma
Ahmad IsmailArab Liberation MovementDuma
Muhammad Subhi TahaIndependentDuma
Mahmud al-AzmNational PartyDuma
Amin al-NufayriIndependentAl-Nabk
Ibrahim TayfurNational PartyAl-Nabk
Mahmud Muhammad DiyabIndependentAl-Qutaifa
Jamil al-ShamatIndependentAl-Zabadani
Faur Bin al-Amir MahmudIndependentAl-Qunaitra
Abd al-Razzaq al-TahhanIndependentAl-Qunaitra
Abd al-Rahman AyyubIndependentAl-Qunaitra
Hussein MaryudBaath PartyQatana
Adil AjlaniNational PartyQatana

Daraa Province

had two constituencies and was allocated 7 seats: Daraa and Izra'.
NamePartyElectoral district
Ibrahim Rizq Abu-ZaydIndependentDaraa
Abd al-Latif al-MiqdadiIndependentDaraa
Muhammad Muflih al-Zu'biIndependentDaraa
Ahmad Abd al-KarimIndependentIzra'
Abd al-Hamid al-KhalilArab Liberation MovementIzra'
Muhammad Khayr al-HaririNational PartyIzra'
Khalid al-SarhanIndependentIzra'

Suweida Province

had three constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Sweida, Salkhad and Shahba.
NamePartyElectoral district
Hussein MurshidIndependentSweida
Naif JarbuBaath PartySweida
Muhammad Mustafa al-AtrashIndependentSalkhad
Nawwaf Hasan AmirBaath PartyShahba

Homs Province

had four constituencies and was allocated 16 seats: Homs, Jubb al-Jarrah, Tadmur and Talkalakh.
NamePartyElectoral district
Ratib al-HusamiPeople's PartyHoms
Faydi al-AtassiPeople's PartyHoms
Farhan al-JandaliPeople's PartyHoms
Sami TayyarahArab Liberation MovementHoms
Said al-TilawiNational PartyHoms
Muhammad Ali MashaalPeople's PartyHoms
Tayyeb al-KhojaMuslim BrotherhoodHoms
Hani al-SibaiIndependentHoms
Munib RaslanIndependentHoms
Abdallah FarkuhNational PartyHoms
Musallam HaddadPeople's PartyHoms
Ahmad DahiyahIndependentJubb al-Jarrah
Munir Ahmad al-FayyadIndependentTadmur
Mansur Tawfiq al-HasanIndependentTalkalakh
Abd al-Karim Dabbah al-DandashiArab Liberation MovementTalkalakh
Khalil Jurji DaassIndependentTalkalakh

Hama Province

had four constituencies and was allocated 13 seats: Hama, Salamiyah, Saan al-Sain and Masyaf.
NamePartyElectoral district
Akram El-HouraniBaath PartyHama
Mustafa HamdunBaath PartyHama
Abd al-Ghani QannutBaath PartyHama
Abd al-Aziz UthmanBaath PartyHama
Muhammad Ali AdilBaath PartyHama
Muhammad AturahBaath PartyHama
Khalil KallasBaath PartyHama
Mustafa MirzaIndependentSalamiyah
Mustafa TamirIndependentSalamiyah
Muhammad Bin Abd al-Karim Dayyub NasirIndependentSaan al-Sain
Qahtan al-HawwashBaath PartyMasyaf
Muhammad Sulayman Ali MaarufBaath PartyMasyaf
Abd al-Hadi AhmadBaath PartyMasyaf

Hasakah Province

had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Hasakah, Shedada, Qamishli, Al-Malakiya Dayrik and Ras al-Ayn.
NamePartyElectoral district
Muhammad Rashid al-ZubaaIndependentAl-Hasakah
Khalil Ibrahim PashaIndependentAl-Hasakah
Kaud al-TallaaIndependentAl-Hasakah
Ziya Malak IsmailIndependentAl-Hasakah
Sulayman Ali al-AsaadIndependentShedada
Abd al-Razzaq al-HasuIndependentAl-Qamishli
Abd al-Razzaq al-NaifIndependentAl-Qamishli
Talaat Abd al-QadirIndependentAl-Qamishli
Ilyas NajjarIndependentAl-Qamishli
Dahhan Naif Bin Mustafa PashaIndependentAl-Malakiya Dayrik
Muhajjim al-MuhaydiIndependentAyn-Isa

Deir ez-Zor Province

Province had three constituencies and was allocated 9 seats: Deir ez-Zor, Mayadin and Abu Kamal.
NamePartyElectoral district
Abd al-Samad al-Futtayih
Raghib al-Bashir
Independent
Independent
Deir ez-Zor
Deir ez-Zor
Jalal al-SayyedIndependentDeir ez-Zor
Abd al-Rahman al-HunaydiArab Liberation MovementDeir ez-Zor
Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Karim al-FayyadIndependentDeir ez-Zor
Abud al-JadaanIndependentMayadin
Ahmad ShashanIndependentMayadin
Dahham Rajab al-DandalIndependentAbu Kamal
Fahd Mushrif al-DandalIndependentAbu Kamal

Rashid Province

had two constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Raqqa and Tall Abiad.
NamePartyElectoral district
Faisal al-HuwaydiIndependentRaqqa
Hamid al-KhojaIndependentRaqqa
Mustafa al-KaakajiIndependentRaqqa
Khalaf al-HisanIndependentTal Abiad

Aleppo Province

had eight constituencies and was allocated 36 seats: Aleppo, Jabal Samaan, Al-Bab, Ayn al-Arab, Manbij, Afrin, Azaz and Jarablus.
NamePartyElectoral district
Maaruf al-DawalibiPeople's PartyAleppo
Muhammad Rashad BarmadaPeople's PartyAleppo
Alaa al-Din al-JabiriPeople's PartyAleppo
Asaad al-KuraniNational PartyAleppo
Abd al-Salam KanaanNational PartyAleppo
Abd al-Fattah Abu GhuddaMuslim BrotherhoodAleppo
Ahmad QanbarPeople's PartyAleppo
Abd al-Khaliq Nihad Ibrahim PashaPeople's PartyAleppo
Mustafa al-ZarqaMuslim BrotherhoodAleppo
Bakri al-QabbaniPeople's PartyAleppo
Muhammad TalasNational PartyAleppo
Aram KaramanukianIndependentAleppo
Leon ZamariyaNational PartyAleppo
Naum al-SuyufiNational PartyAleppo
Krikov EblighatianIndependentAleppo
Joseph JarmaqIndependentAleppo
Hussein Ali Shahin AwwadPeople's PartyJabal Samaan
Hussein Abd al-Karim al-DandalPeople's PartyJabal Samaan
Izzat Ibrahim PashaPeople's PartyJabal Samaan
Ismail al-Hajj BarakatPeople's PartyJabal Samaan
Ahmad Tawfiq TahirPeople's PartyJabal Samaan
Tahir al-Hajj FadilIndependentAl-Bab
Abdallah JassumahPeople's PartyAl-Bab
Ahmad Ali AghaIndependentAl-Bab
Shahin Mustafa ShahinIndependentAyn al-Arab
Ismat Busan ShahinIndependentAyn al-Arab
Diab al-MashiPeople's PartyManbij
Ibrahim Shalah IbrahimPeople's PartyManbij
Hazim LabaniyahPeople's PartyManbij
Muhammad MannanPeople's PartyAfrin
Ahmad JaafarPeople's PartyAfrin
Nuri Arif Dahini Uthman AghaPeople's PartyAfrin
Ahmad Muhammad Hasan KannuPeople's PartyAazaz
Nafi Hadi BakkarPeople's PartyAazaz
Ali Hasan JunaydanPeople's PartyAazaz
Ali Muhli IbrahimIndependentJarablus

Idlib Province

had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Idlib City, Idlib, Jisr ash-Shughur, Maarrat al-Numan and Harem.
NamePartyElectoral district
Muhammad Adib AsfariPeople's PartyIdlib City
Abd al-Hamid DuwaydariPeople's PartyIdlib City
Hasan Mustafa Hajj HusseinPeople's PartyIdlib
Hikmat Hasan UbaydiPeople's PartyIdlib
Muhammad Fahmi AshuriBaath PartyIdlib
Naasan Zaki NajjariNational PartyJisr ash-Shugur
Najda al-NajjariNational PartyJisr ash-Shugur
Nur al-Din al-YusufiBaath PartyMaarrat al-Numan
Imad al-HarakiIndependentMa'arrat al-Numan
Al-Walid Bin Ahmad Abd al-RahmanBaath PartyHarim
Nazim Said al-KayyaliNational PartyHarim

Latakia Province

had eight constituencies and was allocated 20 seats: Latakia City, Latakia, Al-Haffah, Jableh, Nabi Ali, Banias, Tartus and Safita.
NamePartyElectoral district
Nabil al-TawilMuslim BrotherhoodLatakia City
Muhammad al-ShawwafPeople's PartyLatakia City
Adil MurqusIndependentLatakia City
Wahib al-GhanemBaath PartyLatakia
Munir al-HafizIndependentLatakia
Muhammad Ali KamilIndependentAl-Haffa
Nadim Mustafa IsmailIndependentAl-Haffa
Muhammad Nazir Ali ADIBIndependentJableh
Ahmad Shafiq al-KanjIndependentNabi Ali
Uthman AsbarPeople's PartyNabi Ali
Ahmad Ali KamilIndependentNabi Ali
Muhammad HabibIndependentBanias
Muhammad al-HasanBaath PartyBanias
Badi IsmailIndependentTartus
Riyad Abd al-RazzaqNational PartyTartus
Muhyi al-Din MurhijNational PartyTartus
Munir al-AbbasIndependentSafita
Muhammad Amin RaslanIndependentSafita
Abd al-Latif YunisIndependentSafita
Rafiq BashshurPeople's PartySafita

Bedouin Tribes

The Bedouin tribes were allocated 7 seats.
NamePartyElectoral district
Dahham al-HadiIndependent Shammar al-Khrese
Munir Abd al-MuhsinIndependent Shammar al-Khrese
Mutib Bin Fawwaz al-ShaalanIndependent Badiyat al-Sham wal-Hasakah
Tamir Bin Trad al-MulhimIndependent Badiyat al-Sham wal-Hasakah
Trad Karan al-MurshidIndependent Badiyat Tadmur
Abduh Ibrahim Bin Ibrahim Pasha al-IbrahimIndependent Mawwali
Faisal Nawwaf al-SalihIndependent Mawwali