Ministry of Defense (Syria)
Government ministry of Syria responsible for defense affairs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Government ministry of Syria responsible for defense affairs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria.[2] Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Defense holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces.[3]
وزارة الدفاع | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1920 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
Headquarters | Mahdi Bin Baraka Street, Umayyad Square, Damascus 33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E |
Motto | وطن، شرف، إخلاص Watan, Sharaf, Ikhlas ("Homeland, Honor, Sincerity") |
Minister responsible |
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Child agency | |
Website | www |
No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Maamun al-Kuzbari (1914–1998) | 28 September 1961 | 20 November 1961 | 53 days | Arab Liberation Movement | al-Kuzbari | |
2 | Izzat al-Nuss (1912–1976) | 20 November 1961 | 22 December 1961 | 32 days | Military | al-Nuss | |
3 | Rashad Barmada (1913–1988) | 22 December 1961 | 16 April 1962 | 115 days | People's | al-Dawalibi | |
4 | General Abdul Karim Zahreddine (1917–2009) | 16 April 1962 | 8 March 1963 | 326 days | Independent | al-Azma al-Azm | |
5 | Field Marshal Muhammad al-Sufi (1927–2018) | 9 March 1963 | 11 May 1963 | 63 days | Independent | al-Bitar I | |
6 | Major General Ziad al-Hariri (born 1930) | 11 May 1963 | 4 August 1963 | 85 days | Independent | al-Bitar I–II | |
7 | Major General Abdullah Ziadeh (1915–1998) | 4 August 1963 | 14 May 1964 | 284 days | Independent | al-Bitar III al-Hafiz I | |
8 | Major General Mamdouh Jaber (born 1928) | 14 May 1964 | 23 September 1965 | 1 year, 132 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Bitar IV al-Hafiz II | |
9 | Major General Hamad Ubayd (born 1928) | 23 September 1965 | 27 December 1965 | 95 days | Ba'ath Party | Zuayyin I | |
10 | Major General Muhammad Umran (1922–1972) | 1 January 1966 | 23 February 1966 | 53 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Bitar V | |
11 | Major General Hafez al-Assad (1930–2000) | 23 February 1966 | 17 March 1971 | 5 years, 22 days | Ba'ath Party | Zuayyin II al-Atassi al-Assad | |
12 | Colonel General Mustafa Tlass (1932–2017) | 22 March 1972 | 12 May 2004 | 32 years, 51 days | Ba'ath Party | Khleifawi I [...] al-Otari | |
13 | Lieutenant General Hasan Turkmani (1935–2012) | 12 May 2004 | 3 June 2009 | 5 years, 22 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Otari | |
14 | Colonel General Ali Habib Mahmud (1939–2020) | 3 June 2009 | 8 August 2011 | 2 years, 66 days | Ba'ath Party | al-Otari Safar | |
15 | Colonel General Dawoud Rajiha (1947–2012) | 8 August 2011 | 18 July 2012 † | 345 days | Ba'ath Party | Safar Hijab | |
16 | Colonel General Fahd Jassem al-Freij (born 1950) | 18 July 2012 | 1 January 2018 | 5 years, 167 days | Ba'ath Party | Hijab al-Halqi I–II Khamis | |
17 | Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (born 1952) | 1 January 2018 | 28 April 2022 | 4 years, 117 days | Ba'ath Party | Khamis Arnous I–II | |
18 | Lieutenant General Ali Mahmoud Abbas (born 1964) | 28 April 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 150 days | Ba'ath Party | Arnous II |
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