Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Appearance
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub | |
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Deputy Prime Minister | |
Assumed office 30 August 2020 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 1 January 2018 – 28 April 2022 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
Preceded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
Succeeded by | Ali Mahmoud Abbas |
Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
In office 18 July 2012 – 1 January 2018 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Defense Minister | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
Preceded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
Succeeded by | Salim Harba |
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
In office Unknown – 18 July 2012 | |
Defense Minister | Dawoud Rajiha |
Chief of Staff | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
Succeeded by | Bassam Najm el-Din Antakiali |
Personal details | |
Born | Latakia, Syria | 28 April 1952
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1972–present |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Unit | 14th Engineering Battalion |
Commands | Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff 5th Armoured Division 112th Mechanized Brigade |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (Arabic: علي عبد الله أيوب, romanized: ʿAlī ʿAbd Allāh Ayyūb) (born 28 April 1952 in Latakia)[1] is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Syria, senior Syrian Arab Army officer and former Minister of Defense. He was appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 1 January 2018.[2]
General Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding manoeuvre formations and is also recognized as a specialist in land warfare.
Education
Military Education[3]
- Bachelor in Military Sciences, Armoured Branch, Military Academy, Homs (1971–1973)
- Appointed with the rank of Lieutenant under probation (1973)
- Company Commander Course
- Battalion Commander Course
- Command and Staff Course
- Higher Staff Course (War Course)
Functions and main responsibilities
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- Former commander of different Armoured Brigades of Syrian Land Forces and Syrian Republican Guard
- Former commander of the 4th Armoured Division
- Former commander of the First Army Corps (regrouping the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 7th Divisions), Damascus
- Former Chief of Staff of the Arab Syrian Arab Army between 12 July 2012 and 31 December 2017
References
- ^ "العماد علي عبد الله أيوب". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). 16 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Reuters (1 January 2018). "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV". Reuters. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "العماد علي عبد الله أيوب". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2020.