Ministry of Defense (Syria)

Ministry of Defense وزارة الدفاع
Umayyad Square Telephone: +963-11-7770700
Current minister	Dawoud Rajiha
Headquarters	Damascus
Website	www.mod.gov.sy

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

Ministers of Defense since 1963

Muhammad Umran (1963 – 1966)
Hafez al-Assad (1966 – 1972)
Mustafa Tlass (1972 – 12 May 2004)
Hasan Turkmani (12 May 2004 – 3 June 2009)
Ali Habib Mahmud (3 June 2009 – 8 August 2011)
Dawoud Rajiha (8 August 2011 – Present)

Syrian security forces

Military	Ministry of Defence · Syrian Armed Forces · Syrian Army · Republican Guard · Syrian Navy · Syrian Air Force

Law enforcement	Ministry of Interior · Syrian Police

Intelligence	Air Force Intelligence Directorate · General Security Directorate · Political Security Directorate · Military Intelligence

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