Subhi al-Omari, one of the officers in the Arab Army of Sharif Husayn in 1916-1918, who fought against the Ottoman Empire. He is pictured here in Arab uniform during the Arab Revolt. Omari was exiled after the French Mandate was imposed on Syria in 1920, and went on to become one of the founders of the Jordanian Army and Iraqi Army. He fought in the Battle of Maysaloun in 1920, and returned to Syria in 1943 and became Chief of Police under President Shukri al-Quwatli.