Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim

Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim (Arabic: عبد الكريم محمود إبراهيم) is a Syrian military officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces from 2022 to 2024.

Lieutenant General Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim
عبد الكريم محمود إبراهيم
Chief of the General Staff
In office 30 April 2022 – 8 December 2024
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Hussein Arnous (2022–2024) Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (2024)
Preceded by	Salim Harba
Succeeded by	Ali Noureddine al-Naasan
Personal details
Born	Tartus, Syria
Military service
Allegiance	Ba'athist Syria
Branch/service	Syrian Army
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Syrian Arab Armed Forces
Battles/wars	Syrian Civil War 2024 Syrian offensives 2024 Hama offensive

Biography

Ibrahim is a native of Tartus Governorate, Syria. He was appointed as Chief of the General Staff on 30 April 2022, a position that has operational command over the country's ground, air, and naval forces.^[1]

In the fall of 2023, Ibrahim ordered the strengthening of the Syrian military defenses in northern Syria, near Idlib Governorate, which was controlled by Syrian opposition forces.^[2]

On 18 November 2024 Ibrahim met the Iranian Minister of Defense, Aziz Nasirzadeh, in Damascus.^[3]

There were reports on 1 December 2024 that Ibrahim was sent to Hama to oversee the military operations against the rebels during their 2024 Hama offensive, after the Syrian Ministry of Defense sent reinforcements to the region.^[4] Following the Fall of the Assad regime he was ousted from his position, and later replaced by Ali Noureddine al-Naasan.