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Profile: Sati’ al-Husari
| Elements of al-Husari’s curriculum remained in use in Iraq up to 2003 [GALLO/GETTY] |
Born in 1880 to Syrian parents living and working in Yemen, al-Husari is considered a leading figure of Arabism and the mentor of several pan-Arab political parties formed in the 20th century.
The son of a magistrate, the young al-Husari was a brilliant student.
He graduated from the Royal School in Istanbul in 1900 and soon assumed several key positions in education. His writings about developing the education system gained him respect across the Arab world.
He left Turkey for Syria in 1919 after the fall of the Ottomans.
He was welcomed by Prince Faisal bin al-Hussein, the would-be King of Syria. The prince told the young thinker when he first met him: “Whenever I read your writings or hear about you, I think you are an old man, but seeing you now and realising that you are still young, makes me feel happy that you still have plenty of time to serve our nat