title: List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 1961
text: # 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
  
  | Independent | People's Party | National Party | Baath Party | Muslim Brotherhood | Arab Liberation Movement |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bedouins reserved seats | Non-Muslim reserved seats | Speaker of the Parliament |
  
  ### Damascus Province
  
  Damascus Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 33 seats: Damascus (17 seats, 3 reserved for non-Muslims), Al-Ghouta (3 seats), Duma (4 seats), Al-Nabk (2 seats), Al-Qutaifah (1 seat), Al-Zabadani (1 seat), Al-Qunaitra (3 seats) and Qatana (2 seats).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Khalid al-Azm | Independent | Damascus |
  | Maamun al-Kuzbari (1961—1962) | Independent | Damascus |
  | Isam al-Din al-Attar | Muslim Brotherhood | Damascus |
  | Muhammad Abdin | Independent | Damascus |
  | Sabri al-Assali | National Party | Damascus |
  | Hussein Khattab | Muslim Brotherhood | Damascus |
  | Said al-Ghazzi (1962—1963) | Independent | Damascus |
  | Rashad Jabri | Independent | Damascus |
  | Fuad al-Adil | Independent | Damascus |
  | Adnan al-Quwatli | National Party | Damascus |
  | Rashid ad-Duqr | Independent | Damascus |
  | Umar Awdat al-Khatib | Muslim Brotherhood | Damascus |
  | Zuhayr ash-Shawish | Muslim Brotherhood | Damascus |
  | Bashir Ramadan | Independent | Damascus |
  | Awad Barakat | Independent | Damascus |
  | Suhayl al-Khuri | National Party | Damascus |
  | Hunayn Sahnawi | Independent | Damascus |
  | Muhammad Said al-Abbar | Muslim Brotherhood | Al-Ghouta |
  | Abd al-Rauf Abu Tawq | Muslim Brotherhood | Al-Ghouta |
  | Muzhar ash-Shurbaji | National Party | Al-Ghouta |
  | Mahmud al-Hakim | Baath Party | Duma |
  | Ahmad Ismail | Arab Liberation Movement | Duma |
  | Muhammad Subhi Taha | Independent | Duma |
  | Mahmud al-Azm | National Party | Duma |
  | Amin al-Nufayri | Independent | Al-Nabk |
  | Ibrahim Tayfur | National Party | Al-Nabk |
  | Mahmud Muhammad Diyab | Independent | Al-Qutaifa |
  | Jamil al-Shamat | Independent | Al-Zabadani |
  | Faur Bin al-Amir Mahmud | Independent | Al-Qunaitra |
  | Abd al-Razzaq al-Tahhan | Independent | Al-Qunaitra |
  | Abd al-Rahman Ayyub | Independent | Al-Qunaitra |
  | Hussein Maryud | Baath Party | Qatana |
  | Adil Ajlani | National Party | Qatana |
  
  ### Daraa Province
  
  Daraa Province had two constituencies and was allocated 7 seats: Daraa (3 seats) and Izra' (4 seats).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ibrahim Rizq Abu-Zayd | Independent | Daraa |
  | Abd al-Latif al-Miqdadi | Independent | Daraa |
  | Muhammad Muflih al-Zu'bi | Independent | Daraa |
  | Ahmad Abd al-Karim | Independent | Izra' |
  | Abd al-Hamid al-Khalil | Arab Liberation Movement | Izra' |
  | Muhammad Khayr al-Hariri | National Party | Izra' |
  | Khalid al-Sarhan | Independent | Izra' |
  
  ### Suweida Province
  
  Suweida Province had three constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Sweida (2 seats), Salkhad (1 seat) and Shahba (1 seat).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hussein Murshid | Independent | Sweida |
  | Naif Jarbu | Baath Party | Sweida |
  | Muhammad Mustafa al-Atrash | Independent | Salkhad |
  | Nawwaf Hasan Amir | Baath Party | Shahba |
  
  ### Homs Province
  
  Homs Province had four constituencies and was allocated 16 seats: Homs (11 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Jubb al-Jarrah (1 seat), Tadmur (1 seat) and Talkalakh (3 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ratib al-Husami | People's Party | Homs |
  | Faydi al-Atassi | People's Party | Homs |
  | Farhan al-Jandali | People's Party | Homs |
  | Sami Tayyarah | Arab Liberation Movement | Homs |
  | Said al-Tilawi | National Party | Homs |
  | Muhammad Ali Mashaal | People's Party | Homs |
  | Tayyeb al-Khoja | Muslim Brotherhood | Homs |
  | Hani al-Sibai | Independent | Homs |
  | Munib Raslan | Independent | Homs |
  | Abdallah Farkuh | National Party | Homs |
  | Musallam Haddad | People's Party | Homs |
  | Ahmad Dahiyah | Independent | Jubb al-Jarrah |
  | Munir Ahmad al-Fayyad | Independent | Tadmur |
  | Mansur Tawfiq al-Hasan | Independent | Talkalakh |
  | Abd al-Karim Dabbah al-Dandashi | Arab Liberation Movement | Talkalakh |
  | Khalil Jurji Daass | Independent | Talkalakh |
  
  ### Hama Province
  
  Hama Province had four constituencies and was allocated 13 seats: Hama (7 seats), Salamiyah (2 seats), Saan al-Sain (1 seat) and Masyaf (3 seats).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Akram El-Hourani | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Mustafa Hamdun | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Abd al-Ghani Qannut | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Abd al-Aziz Uthman | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Muhammad Ali Adil | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Muhammad Aturah | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Khalil Kallas | Baath Party | Hama |
  | Mustafa Mirza | Independent | Salamiyah |
  | Mustafa Tamir | Independent | Salamiyah |
  | Muhammad Bin Abd al-Karim Dayyub Nasir | Independent | Saan al-Sain |
  | Qahtan al-Hawwash | Baath Party | Masyaf |
  | Muhammad Sulayman Ali Maaruf | Baath Party | Masyaf |
  | Abd al-Hadi Ahmad | Baath Party | Masyaf |
  
  ### Hasakah Province
  
  Hasakah Province had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Hasakah (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Shedada (1 seat), Qamishli (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Al-Malakiya Dayrik (1 seat) and Ras al-Ayn (1 seat).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Muhammad Rashid al-Zubaa | Independent | Al-Hasakah |
  | Khalil Ibrahim Pasha | Independent | Al-Hasakah |
  | Kaud al-Tallaa | Independent | Al-Hasakah |
  | Ziya Malak Ismail | Independent | Al-Hasakah |
  | Sulayman Ali al-Asaad | Independent | Shedada |
  | Abd al-Razzaq al-Hasu | Independent | Al-Qamishli |
  | Abd al-Razzaq al-Naif | Independent | Al-Qamishli |
  | Talaat Abd al-Qadir | Independent | Al-Qamishli |
  | Ilyas Najjar | Independent | Al-Qamishli |
  | Dahhan Naif Bin Mustafa Pasha | Independent | Al-Malakiya Dayrik |
  | Muhajjim al-Muhaydi | Independent | Ayn-Isa |
  
  ### Deir ez-Zor Province
  
  Deir ez-Zor Province had three constituencies and was allocated 9 seats: Deir ez-Zor (5 seats), Mayadin (2 seats) and Abu Kamal (2 seats).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Abd al-Samad al-Futtayih Raghib al-Bashir | Independent Independent | Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor |
  | Jalal al-Sayyed | Independent | Deir ez-Zor |
  | Abd al-Rahman al-Hunaydi | Arab Liberation Movement | Deir ez-Zor |
  | Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Karim al-Fayyad | Independent | Deir ez-Zor |
  | Abud al-Jadaan | Independent | Mayadin |
  | Ahmad Shashan | Independent | Mayadin |
  | Dahham Rajab al-Dandal | Independent | Abu Kamal |
  | Fahd Mushrif al-Dandal | Independent | Abu Kamal |
  
  ### Rashid Province
  
  Rashid Province had two constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Raqqa (3 seats) and Tall Abiad (1 seat).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Faisal al-Huwaydi | Independent | Raqqa |
  | Hamid al-Khoja | Independent | Raqqa |
  | Mustafa al-Kaakaji | Independent | Raqqa |
  | Khalaf al-Hisan | Independent | Tal Abiad |
  
  ### Aleppo Province
  
  Aleppo Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 36 seats: Aleppo (16 seats, 5 reserved for non-Muslims), Jabal Samaan (5 seats), Al-Bab (3 seats), Ayn al-Arab (2 seats), Manbij (3 seats), Afrin (3 seats), Azaz (3 seats) and Jarablus (1 seat).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Maaruf al-Dawalibi | People's Party | Aleppo |
  | Rashad Barmada | People's Party | Aleppo |
  | Alaa al-Din al-Jabiri | People's Party | Aleppo |
  | Asaad al-Kurani | National Party | Aleppo |
  | Abd al-Salam Kanaan | National Party | Aleppo |
  | Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda | Muslim Brotherhood | Aleppo |
  | Ahmad Qanbar | People's Party | Aleppo |
  | Abd al-Khaliq Nihad Ibrahim Pasha | People's Party | Aleppo |
  | Mustafa al-Zarqa | Muslim Brotherhood | Aleppo |
  | Bakri al-Qabbani | People's Party | Aleppo |
  | Muhammad Talas | National Party | Aleppo |
  | Aram Karamanukian | Independent | Aleppo |
  | Leon Zamariya | National Party | Aleppo |
  | Naum al-Suyufi | National Party | Aleppo |
  | Krikov Eblighatian | Independent | Aleppo |
  | Joseph Jarmaq | Independent | Aleppo |
  | Hussein Ali Shahin Awwad | People's Party | Jabal Samaan |
  | Hussein Abd al-Karim al-Dandal | People's Party | Jabal Samaan |
  | Izzat Ibrahim Pasha | People's Party | Jabal Samaan |
  | Ismail al-Hajj Barakat | People's Party | Jabal Samaan |
  | Ahmad Tawfiq Tahir | People's Party | Jabal Samaan |
  | Tahir al-Hajj Fadil | Independent | Al-Bab |
  | Abdallah Jassumah | People's Party | Al-Bab |
  | Ahmad Ali Agha | Independent | Al-Bab |
  | Shahin Mustafa Shahin | Independent | Ayn al-Arab |
  | Ismat Busan Shahin | Independent | Ayn al-Arab |
  | Diab al-Mashi | People's Party | Manbij |
  | Ibrahim Shalah Ibrahim | People's Party | Manbij |
  | Hazim Labaniyah | People's Party | Manbij |
  | Muhammad Mannan | People's Party | Afrin |
  | Ahmad Jaafar | People's Party | Afrin |
  | Nuri Arif Dahini Uthman Agha | People's Party | Afrin |
  | Ahmad Muhammad Hasan Kannu | People's Party | Aazaz |
  | Nafi Hadi Bakkar | People's Party | Aazaz |
  | Ali Hasan Junaydan | People's Party | Aazaz |
  | Ali Muhli Ibrahim | Independent | Jarablus |
  
  ### Idlib Province
  
  Idlib Province had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Idlib City (2 seats), Idlib (3 seats), Jisr ash-Shughur (2 seats), Maarrat al-Numan (2 seats) and Harem (2 seats).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Muhammad Adib Asfari | People's Party | Idlib City |
  | Abd al-Hamid Duwaydari | People's Party | Idlib City |
  | Hasan Mustafa Hajj Hussein | People's Party | Idlib |
  | Hikmat Hasan Ubaydi | People's Party | Idlib |
  | Muhammad Fahmi Ashuri | Baath Party | Idlib |
  | Naasan Zaki Najjari | National Party | Jisr ash-Shugur |
  | Najda al-Najjari | National Party | Jisr ash-Shugur |
  | Nur al-Din al-Yusufi | Baath Party | Maarrat al-Numan |
  | Imad al-Haraki | Independent | Ma'arrat al-Numan |
  | Al-Walid Bin Ahmad Abd al-Rahman | Baath Party | Harim |
  | Nazim Said al-Kayyali | National Party | Harim |
  
  ### Latakia Province
  
  Latakia Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 20 seats: Latakia City (3 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Latakia (2 seats), Al-Haffah (2 seats), Jableh (1 seat), Nabi Ali (3 seats), Banias (2 seats), Tartus (3 seats) and Safita (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims).
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nabil al-Tawil | Muslim Brotherhood | Latakia City |
  | Muhammad al-Shawwaf | People's Party | Latakia City |
  | Adil Murqus | Independent | Latakia City |
  | Wahib al-Ghanem | Baath Party | Latakia |
  | Munir al-Hafiz | Independent | Latakia |
  | Muhammad Ali Kamil | Independent | Al-Haffa |
  | Nadim Mustafa Ismail | Independent | Al-Haffa |
  | Muhammad Nazir Ali ADIB | Independent | Jableh |
  | Ahmad Shafiq al-Kanj | Independent | Nabi Ali |
  | Uthman Asbar | People's Party | Nabi Ali |
  | Ahmad Ali Kamil | Independent | Nabi Ali |
  | Muhammad Habib | Independent | Banias |
  | Muhammad al-Hasan | Baath Party | Banias |
  | Badi Ismail | Independent | Tartus |
  | Riyad Abd al-Razzaq | National Party | Tartus |
  | Muhyi al-Din Murhij | National Party | Tartus |
  | Munir al-Abbas | Independent | Safita |
  | Muhammad Amin Raslan | Independent | Safita |
  | Abd al-Latif Yunis | Independent | Safita |
  | Rafiq Bashshur | People's Party | Safita |
  
  ### Bedouin Tribes
  
  The Bedouin tribes were allocated 7 seats.
  
  | Name | Party | Electoral district |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dahham al-Hadi | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Shammar al-Khrese |
  | Munir Abd al-Muhsin | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Shammar al-Khrese |
  | Mutib Bin Fawwaz al-Shaalan | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Badiyat al-Sham wal-Hasakah |
  | Tamir Bin Trad al-Mulhim | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Badiyat al-Sham wal-Hasakah |
  | Trad Karan al-Murshid | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Badiyat Tadmur |
  | Abduh Ibrahim Bin Ibrahim Pasha al-Ibrahim | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Mawwali |
  | Faisal Nawwaf al-Salih | Independent (Bedouin tribes) | Mawwali |
  