Abdelrazak al-Restom al-Dandachi

Abd al-Razzaq al-Dandashi (; 1899-1935) was a Syrian intellectual and Arab nationalist activist. He was one of the founders of the League of Nationalist Action.
Biography
Al-Dandashi was born to the wealthy Dandashi clan, a major political family based in Talkalakh. Al-Dandashi graduated from the University of Belgium with a degree in law. During his time at the university, he participated Arab activist circles. After returning to Syria, he established a law office.
Along with other Arab intellectuals in the Mount Lebanon village of Qarnayel, he founded and became the secretary-general of the League of Nationalist Action (LNA), a nationalist political group whose main goal was coordinated Arab action in ending European colonialism in the Arab world. With his leadership position, he built a large power base, consisting of intellectuals, lawyers, and student activists. Under al-Dandashi, the LNA emerged as a more confrontational counterweight to the National Bloc which ultimately favored negotiating Syria's independence from French rule through diplomatic and other non-violent means. According to Syrian historian Sami Moubayed, al-Dandashi was "an impassioned orator and a hard-line Arab nationalist".

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