Abdul Fattah Qudsiyeh

Abdul Fattah Qudsiyeh (Arabic: عبد الفتاح قدسية; born 1953) is a Syrian former military officer and the former deputy director of the Syrian National Security Bureau. He was also a close adviser to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.^[1]

Abdul Fattah Qudsiyeh
عبد الفتاح قدسية
Deputy Director of National Security Bureau of the Regional Command
In office 25 July 2012 – 8 December 2024
Regional Secretary	Bashar al-Assad
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate
In office 1 July 2009 – 25 July 2012
Preceded by	Assef Shawkat
Succeeded by	Rafiq Shahadah
Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate
In office 2005 – 1 July 2009
Preceded by	Iz a-Din Isma'il
Succeeded by	Jamil Hassan
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 71–72) Hama, Syria
Political party	Ba'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance	Ba'athist Syria
Branch/service	Syrian Army
Years of service	1973–2012
Rank	Major General
Unit	Special Tasks Regiment
Battles/wars	Yom Kippur War Syrian civil war

Early life

Qudsiyeh was born in Hama in 1953.^[2][3]

Career

Qudsiyeh was a major general. He served in the special forces and was the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate of Syria.^[4] He also served as the head of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate from 2009 to July 2012.^[4][5]

After the National Security headquarters bombing in July 2012, he was appointed as the deputy director of the National Security Bureau which became headed by Ali Mamlouk.^[6] Qudsiyeh was replaced by Rafiq Shahadah as general director of the military intelligence.^[6]

Sanctions

Since 9 May 2011, Qudsiyeh is one of several officials sanctioned by the European Union.^[7][8][9] He was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that he "involved in violence against the civilian population" during the Syrian civil war.^[2] He was also sanctioned by the United States^[1] and the Swiss government.^[3]