Ahmed Shara's wife's Ottoman connection revealed! Her grandfather was Sultan Abdulhamid's doctor...
The origins of Latife Al-Durubi, wife of Syrian Transitional Government President Ahmed Shara, trace back to Alaaddin Al-Durubi from the Ottoman era. It has been revealed that her grandfather, Alaaddin Al-Durubi, held high-level positions in the Ottoman Empire and served as a doctor to Sultan Abdulhamid.
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Latife Al-Durubi, wife of Syrian Transitional Government President Ahmed Shara, met with President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's wife, Emine Erdoğan. While Latife Shara was seen in public for the first time in Mecca, it was revealed that Latife Al-Durubi is the granddaughter of the Ottoman bureaucrat Alaaddin Al-Durubi.
According to information shared by journalist Zeynep Karataş, Latife Al-Durubi was born in 1984 and is a member of the deep-rooted Durubi family living in the town of Al-Qaryatayn, Homs. Having earned a master's degree in Arabic Language and Literature, Durubi is a mother of three sons. Her family's connection to politics dates back to the Ottoman era.
HER GRANDFATHER ALAADDIN AL-DURUBI
It is known that during the Ottoman period, Alaaddin Al-Durubi from the Durubi family served as a governor and ambassador. Alaaddin Al-Durubi, one of Latife Al-Durubi's great-grandfathers, undertook important duties in Ottoman provinces and became an influential figure in Syrian politics. It is known that many members of his family served as governors during the Ottoman era.
Born in the 1870s into a deep-rooted and wealthy family in Homs, Alaaddin Al-Durubi's father had served as the city's mayor for several terms. Completing his primary and secondary education in Tripoli and Beirut, Durubi finished his higher education at the Mekteb-i Şahane, known today as the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He received training not only in medicine but also in politics.
ABDULHAMID'S DOCTOR
In addition to Arabic, he was highly proficient in Turkish and French. He began his first duty in the Ottoman bureaucracy at the Ministry of Interior. He served as an intern official in the Governorship of Syria.
Rising rapidly in his career, Alaaddin Al-Durubi served in many cities across Anatolia.
He served as a district governor in Aydın, and as a governor in Sivas, Kosovo, and Basra. He also held ambassadorial posts in the Balkans and Yemen.
He was not only a statesman but also one of Sultan Abdulhamid's doctors.
Following the Ottoman withdrawal from Syria after World War I, he returned to Damascus and pledged allegiance to King Faisal in the 1920s. He was appointed Minister of Interior by Faisal.
During the French occupation, he became the second prime minister of Syria. However, he could only hold this position for one month. He lost his life as a result of an assassination on August 21, 1920.
The Durubi family played an important role in Syria's struggle for independence against the French mandate.