The Ministry of Culture mourned the Syrian researcher and scholar Dr. Mustafa Mwaladi, who passed away at the age of 74, after a scientific career filled with research, teaching, and editing manuscripts, during which he dedicated his efforts to studying Arab and Islamic scientific heritage and highlighting the contributions of Arab and Muslim scientists to the history of science.
The Ministry expressed deep sorrow and grief over his passing in a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday, praising the scientific and cultural contributions he made, which left a mark on academic and research circles.
From Aleppo to the Sorbonne
Mwaladi was born in the city of Aleppo in 1952 and graduated from the Statistics Department at Aleppo University in 1975, before pursuing his postgraduate studies at the New Sorbonne University in Paris, where he obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the History of Science in 1985 and a PhD in the History of Mathematics among Arabs in 1989.
The late scholar dedicated his career to working at the Institute of Arab Scientific Heritage at Aleppo University since its establishment in 1976, advancing through academic positions to head the Department of the History of Basic Sciences and the Deanship of the Institute, in addition to teaching and supervising postgraduate studies.
Efforts in Editing Scientific Manuscripts
His scientific activity focused on studying Arab and Islamic scientific heritage and editing mathematical manuscripts, as well as publishing research related to the history of science among Arabs. He also served as assistant editor of the journal "History of Arab Sciences" and as vice president of the Syrian Association for the History of Science, receiving the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences Award in 2008 in recognition of his contributions to introducing Arab and Islamic scientific heritage.
Researcher and academic Bassel Ayyoub Al-Soud told SANA that Mwaladi was among the most prominent researchers interested in the history of Arab sciences, particularly mathematics, due to his efforts in studying and editing scientific manuscripts and uncovering the contributions of Arab and Muslim scientists to the development of human knowledge.
Al-Soud noted that the late scholar left a scientific imprint through editing traditional mathematical works and conducting specialized studies in the history of science, affirming that his passing constitutes a loss for both scientific and cultural circles, and expressing hope that researchers mentored by him would continue to explore manuscripts and highlight the scientific achievements of Arab and Islamic civilization.
With the passing of Mwaladi, Arab scientific heritage has lost one of the researchers who dedicated many years to its study and preservation of its manuscripts, while his research and editions remain a reference for researchers and those interested in the history of science.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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