caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name
al-atrash in the arabian desert after the syrian revolt 26 march 1982 al-qrayya , syria al-qrayya , ottoman syria syrian 05 march 1891 commander of the syrian revolution of 1925 -- 27 sultan pasha al-atrash2 . jpg sultan al-atrash
 sultan pasha al-atrash
sultan al-atrash

sultan al-atrash , -lrb- march 5 , 1891 -- march 26 , 1982 -rrb- -lrb- arabic : سلطان الأطرش -rrb- commonly known as sultan pasha al-atrash -lrb- arabic : سلطان باشا الأطرش -rrb- was a prominent arab druze leader , syrian nationalist and commander general of the syrian revolution -lrb- 1925 -- 27 -rrb- .
he fought against the ottomans , french , and even against the syrian government in its days of dictatorship .
one of the most influential figures in syrian and druze history , he played a major role in deciding the destiny of jabal al-druze and of syria in general .
