Ali Mahmoud Abbas

Ali Mahmoud Abbas
علي محمود عباس
18th Minister of Defense
Assumed office
28 April 2022
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
Preceded byAli Abdullah Ayyoub
Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party
Assumed office
4 May 2024
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces
In office
18 March 2021 – 28 April 2022
Defense MinisterAli Abdullah Ayyoub
Chief of StaffSalim Harba
Preceded byWasel al-Samir
Succeeded byMufid Hassan
Personal details
Born (1964-11-02) 2 November 1964 (age 59)
Efra,[1] Rif Dimashq, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
EducationHoms Military Academy
Royal College of Defence Studies
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/service Syrian Arab Army
Years of service1985–present
Rank Lieutenant general
UnitInternal Security Brigade
Armored Military College
Battles/warsSyrian Civil War

Ali Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: علي محمود عباس; born 2 November 1964) is a Syrian politician, senior Syrian Arab Army general and the 18th Minister of Defense of the Syrian Arab Republic, succeeding Ali Abdullah Ayyoub.[2] He is a Sunni Muslim.[3]

  1. ^ "وزير الدفاع الجديد ينحدر من ريف دمشق من هو اللواء علي عباس؟". 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Syria names new defense minister: Presidency". Al Arabiya English. 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ Lund, Aron (23 May 2022). "Can Assad's New Military Appointments Help Rebuild His Regime?". The Century Foundation. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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