A meeting at the Syrian Parliament in mid-1950s, packed with People’s Party founders. Seated in the front row (from left to right): Rushdi al-Kikhiya, founder of the party, Dr Nazim al-Qudsi, the speaker of Parliament and co-founder, and Faydi al-Atasi, the deputy for Homs. Behind Atasi sits ex-Prime Minister Ma’ruf al-Dawalibi and behind Dawalibi sits Adnan al-Atasi. Third row, second from left is the Aleppo deputy Rashad Barmada. Last row, first from left, is the Aleppo deputy Ahmad Qanbar.