Ministry of Interior (Syria)
| وزارة الداخلية | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | http://syriamoi.gov.sy |
The Ministry of Interior (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is the interior ministry of Syria. Its headquarters are located on Kafr Sousa in Damascus.[1]
According to the Ministry official website, its tasks are limited to the protection and enforcement of security.[2]
Organization
The Ministry of Interior is divided into several Directorates:
- General Security Directorate;
- Political Security Directorate;
- Criminal Security Directorate;
- Anti-Narcotics Directorate;
- Medical Services Directorate.[3]
The Ministry of Interior also have a quick reaction force, the Syrian Special Mission Forces.
Ministers of Interior
- Taj al-Din al-Hasani (17 May 1934 – 23 February 1936)
- Ata Bey al-Ayyubi (23 February 1936 – 21 December 1936)
- Saadallah al-Jabiri (21 December 1936 – 18 February 1939)
- Nasuhi al-Bukhari (5 April 1939 – 8 July 1939)
- Khalid al-Azm (3 April 1941 – September 1941)
- Lutfi al-Haffar (19 August 1943 – 14 October 1944)
- Rushdi al-Kikhya (14 August 1949 – 12 December 1949)
- Rashad Barmada (4 June 1950 – 27 March 1951)
- Sami Kabbara (28 March 1951 – 8 August 1951)
- Rashad Barmada (9 August 1951 – 28 November 1951)
- Sabri al-Asali (31 December 1956 – 6 March 1958)
Rushdi Al-Kikhya - Adnan Qutla (29 September 1961 – 20 November 1961)
- Ahmad Qanbar (22 December 1961 – 27 March 1962)
- Abdel Halim Qaddur (16 April 1962 – 17 September 1962)
- Aziz Abdul Karim (17 September 1962 – 8 March 1963)
- Amin al-Hafiz (9 March 1963 – 4 August 1963)
- Nureddin al-Atassi (4 August 1963 – 14 May 1964)
- Mohamed Fahmy Achouri (14 May 1964 – 3 October 1964)
- Abd al-Karim al-Jundi (3 October 1964 – 24 December 1964)
- Mohammed Khair Badawi (24 December 1964 – 23 September 1965)
- Mohammed Eid Achaoui (23 September 1965 – 27 December 1965)
- Mohamed Fahmy Achouri (1 January 1966 – 23 February 1966)
- Mohammed Eid Achaoui (1 March 1966 – 28 October 1968)
- Mohammed Rabah Al-Tawil (28 October 1968 – 21 November 1970)
- Abdul Rahman Khalafawi (21 November 1970 – 4 March 1971)
- Ali Zaza (4 March 1971 – 8 July 1976)
- Adnan Dabbagh (8 July 1976 – 14 January 1980)
- Nasser al-Din Nasser (14 January 1980 – 8 April 1985)
- Mohammad Ghobash (8 April 1985 – 11 January 1987)
- Muhammad Harba (11 January 1987 – 12 December 2001)[4]
- Ali Hammoud (13 December 2001 – 7 October 2004)[4]
- Ghazi Kanaan (7 October 2004 – 12 October 2005)
- Bassam Abdel Majeed (12 February 2006 – 23 April 2009)
- Said Sammour (23 April 2009 – 14 April 2011)
- Mohammad al-Shaar (14 April 2011 – 26 November 2018)[5]
- Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun (26 November 2018 – incumbent)
Related pages
References
- ^ Simon Collis (9 February 2012). "Why you shouldn't question what you know is true". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "مهام الوزارة". Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Interior (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Qaddour, Basma (13 October 2016). "Major General Al-Shater: About 9000 personnel from Internal Security Forces wounded since start of crisis in Syria". The Syria Times. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b Gambil, Gary (February 2002). "The Military-Intelligence Shakeup in Syria". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 4 (2). Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Top Syrian officials killed in major blow to al-Assad's regime". CNN.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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