Mardam Bey was born in Syria into a family of Turkish origin.
[1] Her father, Jamil Mardam Bey, was the former Syrian Prime Minister.
She is renowned for publishing the memoirs of her father, Jamil Mardam Bey, dating from 1939 to 1945.
Her first book was initially written in French entitled, "La Syrie et la France: Bilan d'une equivoque, 1939-1945" (1994), and then translated into English entitled, "Syria's Quest for Independence, 1939-1945" (1997).
The book has also been translated into Arabic, entitled "Awrak Jamil Mardam Bey".