Ministry of Defense
وزارة الدفاع
Agency overview
Formed1920 (1920)
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersUmayyad Square, Damascus
33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E / 33.5140500°N 36.2784944°E / 33.5140500; 36.2784944
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mod.gov.sy

The Ministry of Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria.[2] Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Defense holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces.[3]

Military Intelligence Agencies

Ministers of Defense

Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)

French Mandate for Syria (1920–1946)

First Syrian Republic and Second Syrian Republic (1946–1958)

  • Nabih al-Azma (27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946)
  • Ahmad al-Sharabati (17 June 1946 – 23 May 1948)
  • Jamil Mardam Bey (23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948)
  • Khalid al-Azm (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949) and (13 February 1955 – 13 September 1955)
  • Husni al-Za'im (17 April 1949 – 1 July 1949)
  • Abdullah Atfeh (1 July 1949 – 28 December 1949)
  • Akram al-Hawrani (28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950)
  • Fawzi Selu (4 June 1950 – 13 November 1951) and (9 June 1952 – 19 July 1953)
  • Zaki al-Khatib (13 November 1951 – 9 June 1952)
  • Raf'at Khankan (19 July 1953 – 1 March 1954)
  • Maarouf al-Dawalibi (1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954)
  • Said al-Ghazzi (19 June 1954 – 3 November 1954)
  • Rashad Barmada (3 November 1954 – 13 February 1955), (13 September 1955 – 14 June 1956)
  • Abd al-Hasib Raslan (14 June 1956 – 22 February 1958)

United Arab Republic (1958–1961)

Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term of office Political party Government
Took office Left office Time in office
1
Maamun al-Kuzbari
Maamun al-Kuzbari
(1914–1998)
28 September 196120 November 196153 daysArab Liberation Movemental-Kuzbari
2
Izzat al-Nuss
Izzat al-Nuss
(1912–1976)
20 November 196122 December 196132 daysMilitaryal-Nuss
3
Rashad Barmada
Rashad Barmada
(1913–1988)
22 December 196116 April 1962115 daysPeople's Partyal-Dawalibi
4
Abdul Karim Zahreddine [ar]
General
Abdul Karim Zahreddine
(1917–2009)
16 April 19628 March 1963326 daysIndependental-Azma
al-Azm
5
Muhammad al-Sufi
General
Muhammad al-Sufi
(1927–2018)
9 March 196311 May 196363 daysIndependental-Bitar I
6
Ziad al-Hariri
Major General
Ziad al-Hariri
(born 1930)
11 May 19634 August 196385 daysIndependental-Bitar III
7
Abdullah Ziadeh
Major General
Abdullah Ziadeh
(1915–1998)
4 August 196314 May 1964284 daysIndependental-Bitar III
al-Hafiz I
8
Mamdouh Jaber [ar]
Major General
Mamdouh Jaber
(born 1928)
14 May 196423 September 19651 year, 132 daysBa'ath Partyal-Bitar IV
al-Hafiz II
9
Hamad Ubayd [ar]
Major General
Hamad Ubayd
(born 1928)
23 September 196527 December 196595 daysBa'ath PartyZuayyin I
10
Muhammad Umran
Major General
Muhammad Umran
(1922–1972)
1 January 196623 February 196653 daysBa'ath Partyal-Bitar V
11
Hafez al-Assad
Major General
Hafez al-Assad
(1930–2000)
23 February 196617 March 19715 years, 22 daysBa'ath PartyZuayyin II
al-Atassi
al-Assad
12
Mustafa Tlass
Colonel General
Mustafa Tlass
(1932–2017)
22 March 197212 May 200432 years, 51 daysBa'ath PartyKhleifawi I
[...]
al-Otari
13
Hasan Turkmani
Lieutenant General
Hasan Turkmani
(1935–2012)
12 May 20043 June 20095 years, 22 daysBa'ath Partyal-Otari
14
Ali Habib Mahmud
Colonel General
Ali Habib Mahmud
(1939–2020)
3 June 20098 August 20112 years, 66 daysBa'ath Partyal-Otari
Safar
15
Dawoud Rajiha
Colonel General
Dawoud Rajiha
(1947–2012)
8 August 201118 July 2012 345 daysBa'ath PartySafar
Hijab
16
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
Colonel General
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
(born 1950)
18 July 20121 January 20185 years, 167 daysBa'ath PartyHijab
al-Halqi III
Khamis
17
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Lieutenant General
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
(born 1952)
1 January 201828 April 20224 years, 117 daysBa'ath PartyKhamis
Arnous III
18
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
Lieutenant General
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
(born 1964)
28 April 2022Incumbent1 year, 260 daysBa'ath PartyArnous II

See also

References

  1. "Syria names new defence minister -presidency". Reuters. 28 April 2022.
  2. "= وزارة الدفاع في الجمهورية العربية السور". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. "عنوان السيرة الذاتية للعماد علي عبد الله أيوب نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء- وزير الدفاع" (in Arabic). pministry.gov.sy. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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