Rustum Ghazaleh
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 3 May 1953 Qarfa, Daraa Governorate, Syria |
| 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
- ↑ "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. Rayaq. 24 July 2012. http://blogs.aljazeera.com/topic/syria/former-head-syrian-military-intelligence-lebanon-general-rustom-ghazali-named-chief. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ Rustom Ghazaleh Named Chief of Political Security. 24 July 2012. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/47652. Retrieved 4 February 2013.