Rustum Ghazaleh
Syrian intelligence officer (1956–2015)
Rustum Ghazaleh (Arabic: رستم غزالة) also transl. from Arabic as Rostom Ghazale, Rustom Ghazalah, Rustom Ghazali; 3 May 1953 – 24 April 2015)[1] was a Syrian military and intelligence officer. On 24 July 2012, Ghazaleh was appointed chief of political security.[2][3]
Rustum Ghazaleh | |
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Commander of the Syrian National Police | |
In office 2005 – 24 April 2015 | |
Leader | Bashar al-Assad |
Head of the Syrian National Intelligence Agency | |
In office 2006 – 24 April 2015 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
Preceded by | Rafiq Shahadah |
Personal details | |
Born | Qarfa, Daraa Governorate, Syria | 3 May 1953
Died | 24 April 2015 | (aged 61)
Nationality | Syrian |
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1973-2015 |
Rank | Lt. General |
Unit | 112 Mechanized Brigade Military Intelligence Political Security Directorate |
Commands | Syrian Forces in Lebanon |
Battles/wars | 1982 Lebanon War Syrian Civil War |
References
change- ↑ "Restrictive measures against Syria". EURLex. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "The former head of Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon, General Rustom Ghazaleh, named chief of political security". Al Jazeera. Rayaq. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rustom Ghazaleh Named Chief of Political Security". Naharnet. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.