Ministry of Defense (Syria)

The Ministry of Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria.

Ministry of Defense
وزارة الدفاع
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersUmayyad Square, Damascus
33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mod.gov.sy
Saadallah al-Jabiri
Khalid al-Azm
Rashad Barmada

Ministers of Defense

State of Syria

Mandatory Syria (First Syrian Republic)

 Syrian Republic (First Syrian Republic)
  • Jamil Mardam Bey (5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945) and (23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948)
  • Khalid al-Azm (26 August 1945 – 30 September 1945), (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949) and (13 February 1955 – 13 September 1955)
  • Saadallah al-Jabiri (23 October 1945 – 27 April 1946)
  • Nabih al-Azma (27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946)
  • Ahmad al-Sharabati (28 October 1946 – 23 May 1948)
  • Husni al-Za'im (17 April 1949 – 1 July 1949)
  • Abdullah Atfeh (1 July 1949 – 28 December 1949)
  • Akram El-Hourani (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) and (22 December 1961 – 16 April 1962)
  • Abd al-Hasib Raslan (14 June 1956 – 22 February 1958)

 United Arab Republic

 Syrian Republic (Second Syrian Republic)
  • Maamun al-Kuzbari (28 September 1961 – 20 November 1961)
  • Izzat al-Nuss (20 November 1961 – 22 December 1961)
  • Abdul Karim Zahreddine (16 April 1962 – 8 March 1963)

 Syrian Arab Republic
No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)		 Term of office Political party Government
Took office Left office Time in office
1
Muhammad al-Sufi
General
Muhammad al-Sufi
(1927–2018)		9 March 196311 May 196363 daysIndependental-Bitar I
2
Ziad al-Hariri
Major General
Ziad al-Hariri
(born 1930)		11 May 19634 August 196385 daysIndependental-Bitar I–II
3
Abdullah Ziade
Major General
Abdullah Ziade		4 August 196314 May 1964284 daysIndependental-Bitar II
al-Hafiz I
4
Mamdouh Jaber [ar]
Major General
Mamdouh Jaber
(born 1928)		14 May 196423 September 19651 year, 132 daysBa'ath Partyal-Bitar III
al-Hafiz II
5
Hamad Ubayd [ar]
Major General
Hamad Ubayd
(born 1928)		23 September 196527 December 196595 daysBa'ath PartyZuayyin I
6
Muhammad Umran
Major General
Muhammad Umran
(1922–1972)		1 January 196623 February 196653 daysBa'ath Partyal-Bitar IV
7
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
8
Mustafa Tlass
General
Mustafa Tlass
(1932–2017)		22 March 197212 May 200432 years, 51 daysBa'ath PartyKhleifawi I
[...]
al-Otari
9
Hasan Turkmani
Lieutenant General
Hasan Turkmani
(1935–2012)		12 May 20043 June 20095 years, 22 daysBa'ath Partyal-Otari
10
Ali Habib Mahmud
General
Ali Habib Mahmud
(1939–2020)		3 June 20098 August 20112 years, 66 daysBa'ath Partyal-Otari
Safar
11
Dawoud Rajiha
General
Dawoud Rajiha
(1947–2012)		8 August 201118 July 2012 †345 daysBa'ath PartySafar
Hijab
12
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
General
Fahd Jassem al-Freij
(born 1950)		18 July 20121 January 20185 years, 167 daysBa'ath PartyHijab
al-Halqi I–II
Khamis
13
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
General
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
(born 1952)		1 January 201828 April 20224 years, 117 daysBa'ath PartyKhamis
Arnous I–II
14
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
General
Ali Mahmoud Abbas
(born 1964)		28 April 2022Incumbent344 daysBa'ath PartyArnous II

See also

References
  1. "Syria names new defence minister -presidency". Reuters. 28 April 2022.
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