Rustum Ghazaleh

Rustum Ghazaleh (Arabic: رستم غزالة) also transl. from Arabic as Rostom Ghazale, Rustom Ghazalah, Rustom Ghazali; 3 May 1953 – 24 April 2015)^[1] was a Syrian military and intelligence officer. On 24 July 2012, Ghazaleh was appointed chief of political security.^[2][3]

Rustum Ghazaleh
Commander of the Syrian National Police
In office 2005 – 24 April 2015
Leader	Bashar al-Assad
Head of the Syrian National Intelligence Agency
In office 2006 – 24 April 2015
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Muhammad Naji al-Otari Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi
Preceded by	Rafiq Shahadah
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-03)3 May 1953 Qarfa, Daraa Governorate, Syria
Died	24 April 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 61)
Nationality	Syrian
Political party	Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance	Syria
Branch/service	Syrian Arab Army
Years of service	1973-2015
Rank	Lt. General
Unit	112 Mechanized Brigade Military Intelligence Political Security Directorate
Commands	Syrian Forces in Lebanon
Battles/wars	1982 Lebanon War Syrian Civil War