Muhammad al-Ashmar

Muhammad al-Ashmar
محمد الأشمر
Al-Ashmar in al-Midan, 1925
Born	1892 Damascus, Ottoman Empire
Died	3 March 1960 (aged 67–68) Damascus, United Arab Republic
Nationality	Syrian
Military career
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire (1917–1918) Arab Kingdom of Syria (1919–1920) Syrian rebels (1925–1927) Arab Higher Committee (1936–1937)
Battles/wars	World War I Palestine campaign Franco-Syrian War Battle of Maysalun Great Syrian Revolt Arab revolt in Palestine

Muhammad al-Ashmar (Arabic: محمد الأشمر) (1892 – 3 March 1960) was a Syrian rebel commander during the Great Syrian Revolt and the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, and a prominent communist figure in post-independence Syria.^[1]