Mustafa Tlass

Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass (11 May 1932 – 19 June 2017) was a Syrian senior military officer and politician. He was born in Rastan, French Mandate of Syria. He was Syria's Minister of Defense from 1972 to 2004.^[1] He was part of the four-member Regional Command during the Hafez al-Assad era.

Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass
Born	Rastan, French Mandate of Syria
Nationality	Syrian
Occupation(s)	Politician, military officer
Title	Minister of Defense (1972-2004)

He had the rank of colonel general.

Tlass died on 19 June 2017 in Paris, France at the age of 85.^[2]