[1] Al-Mallah held major positions in Aleppo under the Ottoman (Turks), including: And he was Privy to Sultan Abdulhamid II.

[3] Following the Ottoman collapse, al-Mallah contributed to the foundation of the first modern Arab state in Syria under King Faysal I, became the governor of occupied Zor, and was elected Deputy Speaker of the Syrian National Congress (1919–1920).

Al-Mallah was a man of liberal views, open to western ideas and thought, proficient in Turkish, Persian, Armenian and French.

He particularly loved photography, and used to keep massive albums featuring Ottoman and European royalty, politicians, writers and musicians.

Moreover, his biography appeared in a number of books, and was also cited in dozens of historical works on Aleppo and modern Syria written by noted Arab and western scholars.