Shakib Ajwad Nasr

Shakib Ajwad Nasr (Arabic: شكيب أجود نصر) was a leader of the Internal security forces and was previously a member of the Public Security Police in Tartus under the Assad regime.

Shakib Ajwad Nasr
Native name	شكيب أجود نصر
Birth name	Shakib Ajwad Nasr
Allegiance	Ba'athist Syria (until 2024) Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda (since 2025)
Branch	Public Security Police (until 2024) Political Security Directorate (until 2024) Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda (since 2025)
Unit	Public Security Police in Tartus (until 2024) Internal security forces (since 2025)
Known for	Known for his leadership in the Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda
Battles / wars	Syrian civil war Druze insurgency in Southern Syria (2025–present) Southern Syria clashes (July 2025–present)

Biography

Shakib Ajwad Nasr was part of the Public Security Police in Tartus while Bashar al-Assad was in power,^[1][2] carrying out reprisals against protesters.^[3] He was also involved with the Political Security Directorate in Qamishli.^[4]

Ajwad Nasr was briefly appointed commander in August 2025 by the Supreme Legal Committee in Suwayda for Internal security forces in Suwayda^[5] until he resigned from the post over a week later and was replaced by Shadi Fayez Murshid.^[6]