Began his professional career as a teacher in Aleppo and then moved to
Beirut to teach law. Later, he was appointed as Public prosecutor in Aleppo and then as a member of the Damascus High court of Appeal. 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. In 1939, President
Hashim Al- Atassi appointed Mustafa Barmada as the prime minister of Syria after the resignation of
Lutfi al-Haffar, But Barmada has decided to decline the office and stay in his position as the President of the Court of Cassation (the leading authority on the Syrian Judiciary). In 1947, Mustafa Barmada was elected as a member of the Syrian parliament for Aleppo and he was elected as the chairman of the parliamentary committee. In 1948, Mustafa Barmada with other Aleppo Leaders such as
Rushdi al-Kikhya and
Nazim al-Qudsi formed the People's party. 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. == Death ==