Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)

Ali Haydar (Arabic: علي حيدر; 1932 – 5 August 2022), known as the "father of the Syrian Special Forces", was a Syrian general. He was the commander of the Syrian Special Forces for 26 years. He was seen as an ally of President Hafez al-Assad.

Ali Haydar
Native name	علي حيدر
Born	19320s births: 19320-19321-19322-19323-19324-19325-19326-19327-19328-19329 This category has articles on people who were born in the year [[1932{{{2}}}]].[[Category:1932{{{2}}}|Births]] Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Hallet Ara, Jableh District, Alawite State
Died	5 August 2022 (aged 90) Latakia, Syria
Allegiance	Syria
Service/branch	Syrian Arab Army
Years of service	1952–1994
Rank	Major General
Unit	14th Special Forces Division
Commands held	Special Forces Command (1968–1988, 1990–1994)
Battles/wars	Lebanese Civil War Islamist Uprising in Syria Siege of Aleppo Hama Massacre