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Ministry of Defense
وزارة الدفاع‎
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Agency overview
Formed 1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Jurisdiction Government of Syria
Headquarters Mahdi Bin Baraka Street, Umayyad Square, Damascus
33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E / 33.5140500°N 36.2784944°E / 33.5140500; 36.2784944
Motto وطن، شرف، إخلاص
Watan, Sharaf, Ikhlas
("Homeland, Honor, Sincerity")
Minister responsible
  • General Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Defense

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

Ministers of Defense

Yusuf al-Azma
Yusuf al-Azma
Saadallah al-Jabiri
Saadallah al-Jabiri
Khalid al-Azm
Khalid al-Azm

Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)

  • Yusuf al-'Azma (January 1920 – 24 July 1920)
  • Jamil al-Ulshi (25 July 1920 – 30 November 1920)

French Mandate for Syria (1920–1946)

  • Shukri al-Quwatli (21 December 1936 – 22 March 1938)
  • Jamil Mardam Bey (22 March 1938 – 23 February 1939)
  • Mazhar Raslan (23 February 1939 – 5 April 1939)
  • Nasuhi al-Bukhari (5 April 1939 – 4 July 1939)
  • Abd al-Ghaffar al-Atrash (20 September 1941 – 15 March 1942)
  • Hasan al-Atrash (18 April 1942 – 25 March 1943)
  • Ata Bey al-Ayyubi (25 March 1943 – 19 August 1943)
  • Nasuhi al-Bukhari (19 August 1943 – 14 October 1944)
  • Jamil Mardam Bey (14 October 1944 – 5 April 1945) and (5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945)
  • Khalid al-Azm (26 August 1945 – 30 September 1945)
  • Saadallah al-Jabiri (30 September 1945 – 27 April 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)

  • Abdel Hakim Amer (22 February 1958 – 28 September 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 1961 20 November 1961 53 days Arab Liberation Movement al-Kuzbari
2
Izzat al-Nuss
Izzat al-Nuss
(1912–1976)
20 November 1961 22 December 1961 32 days Military al-Nuss
3
Rashad Barmada
Rashad Barmada
(1913–1988)
22 December 1961 16 April 1962 115 days People's Party al-Dawalibi
4
Abdul Karim Zahreddine [ar]
General
Abdul Karim Zahreddine [ar]
(1917–2009)
16 April 1962 8 March 1963 326 days Independent al-Azma
al-Azm
5
Muhammad al-Sufi
General
Muhammad al-Sufi
(1927–2018)
9 March 1963 11 May 1963 63 days Independent al-Bitar I
6
Ziad al-Hariri
Major General
Ziad al-Hariri
(born 1930)
11 May 1963 4 August 1963 85 days Independent al-Bitar I–II
7
Abdullah Ziadeh
Major General
Abdullah Ziadeh
(1915–1998)
4 August 1963 14 May 1964 284 days Independent al-Bitar III
al-Hafiz I
8
Mamdouh Jaber [ar]
Major General
Mamdouh Jaber [ar]
(born 1928)
14 May 1964 23 September 1965 1 year, 132 days Ba'ath Party al-Bitar IV
al-Hafiz II
9
Hamad Ubayd [ar]
Major General
Hamad Ubayd [ar]
(born 1928)
23 September 1965 27 December 1965 95 days Ba'ath Party Zuayyin I
10
Muhammad Umran
Major General
Muhammad Umran
(1922–1972)
1 January 1966 23 February 1966 53 days Ba'ath Party al-Bitar V
11
Hafez al-Assad
Major General
Hafez al-Assad
(1930–2000)
23 February 1966 17 March 1971 5 years, 22 days Ba'ath Party Zuayyin II
al-Atassi
al-Assad
12
Mustafa Tlass
Colonel General
Mustafa Tlass
(1932–2017)
22 March 1972 12 May 2004 32 years, 51 days Ba'ath Party Khleifawi I
[...]
al-Otari
13
Hasan Turkmani
Lieutenant General
Hasan Turkmani
(1935–2012)
12 May 2004 3 June 2009 5 years, 22 days Ba'ath Party al-Otari
14
Ali Habib Mahmud
Colonel General
Ali Habib Mahmud
(1939–2020)
3 June 2009 8 August 2011 2 years, 66 days Ba'ath Party al-Otari
Safar
15
Dawoud Rajiha
Colonel General
Dawoud Rajiha
(1947–2012)
8 August 2011 18 July 2012 † 345 days Ba'ath Party Safar
Hijab
16
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
Colonel General
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
(born 1950)
18 July 2012 1 January 2018 5 years, 167 days Ba'ath Party Hijab
al-Halqi I–II
Khamis
17
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Lieutenant General
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
(born 1952)
1 January 2018 28 April 2022 4 years, 117 days Ba'ath Party Khamis
Arnous I–II
18
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
Lieutenant General
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
(born 1964)
28 April 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 241 days Ba'ath Party Arnous II

Timeline

Ali Mahmoud Abbas Ali Abdullah Ayyoub Fahd Jassem al-Freij Dawoud Rajiha Ali Habib Mahmud Hasan Turkmani Mustafa Tlass Hafez al-Assad Muhammad Umran Hamad Ubayd Mamdouh Jaber Abdullah Ziadeh Ziad al-Hariri Muhammad al-Sufi Abdul Karim Zahreddine Rashad Barmada Izzat al-Nuss Maamun al-Kuzbari Abdel Hakim Amer

Military Intelligence Agencies

  • Military Intelligence Directorate
  • Air Force Intelligence Directorate

See also

  • Syrian Armed Forces
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