Mustafa Bey Barmada (Arabic: مصطفى برمدا; 1883 – April 2, 1953) was a Syrian statesman, politician and judge; served as the Governor General of the State of Aleppo between 1923 and 1924 and headed the Judiciary of Syria between 1930s and 1940s.
In March 1923, Barmada was named as Governor-General of the State of Aleppo (1923–1924) under the French Mandate of Syria after Kamil Pasha al-Qudsi.
Barmada, the Istanbul-trained legal expert resigned as a Governor on January 5, 1924, after eight months in office because he obstructed the implementation of French policies.
[2] In 1924, Barmada became the President of the Aleppo Lawyers Syndicate but after five months the French mandate in Syria sacked him from the position because he refused to obey the High Commissioner.
[5] In 1948, Mustafa Barmada refused the offer to be the prime minister of Syria from the president Shukri Al-Quwwatli, after the resignation of Jammil Mardam.