Ministry of Interior (Syria)

Coordinates: 33°30′16.5″N 36°16′42.6″E / 33.504583°N 36.278500°E / 33.504583; 36.278500

Ministry of Interior وزارة الداخلية
Current minister	Mohammad al-Shaar
Headquarters	Merjeh Square, Damascus
Website	http://syriamoi.gov.sy

The Ministry of Interior (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية) is the interior ministry of Syria. Its headquarters are on Merjeh Square in Damascus.^[1]

Ministers of Interior

• 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 Nasir (14 January 1980 – 8 April 1985)
• Mohammad Ghobash (8 April 1985 – 11 January 1987)
• Muhammad Harba (11 January 1987 – 12 December 2001)^[2]
• Ali Hammoud (13 December 2001 – 7 October 2004)^[2]
• 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 – incumbent)^[3]

Related voices

• Government of Syria
• Law enforcement in Syria

References

Syrian security forces Military Ministry of Defense Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army 4th Division Republican Guard Syrian Navy Syrian Arab Air Force Syrian Air Defense Force Law enforcement Ministry of Interior Intelligence National Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region coordinates Air Force Intelligence Directorate General Security Directorate Political Security Directorate Military Intelligence Directorate Paramilitary/militia Shabiha National Defence Force Jaysh al-Sha'bi Lijan militias