Akram Ali Muhammad (Arabic: اكرم علي محمد; born 1962) is a former Syrian security officer and current Governor of As-Suwayda Governorate since 2024.[1] Until 2021, he was the Deputy Direcor of Syrian General Intelligence Directorate and a close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad.[2][3]
Akram Ali Muhammad | |
|---|---|
اكرم علي محمد | |
| Governor of As-Suwayda Governorate | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2024 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Bassam Mamdouh Parsik |
| Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate | |
| In office 7 July 2019 – 2021 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Imad Khamis Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Zouheir Hamad |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Hadidah, Homs Governorate, Syria |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Damascus |
| Alma mater | Institute of Security Sciences |
| Profession | Military officer, Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1985–2021 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Unit | Special Tasks Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Career edit
Akram Ali Muhammad was born in the town of Hadidah, Homs Governorate in 1962. He obtained a law degree in 1985. He followed a senior leadership course and several courses in management at the Institute of Security Sciences between 1986 and 1990.[2]
Since the 1990s, he served in several military positions. In 2009, he served as head of the State Security Branch in Aleppo with the rank of brigadier general, and remained in his position until the beginning of 2013.[4] Later, he was appointed as head of the State Security Branch in Tartus in 2016, and was promoted in early 2019 to the rank of Major General to be assigned the task of First Deputy Director of the General Intelligence Directorate.[2]
He is a retired major general and one of the most prominent officers of the General Intelligence Directorate. He is married and has three children.
References edit
- ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين أربعة محافظين جدد" [President Assad issues two decrees appointing four new governors]. SANA. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين محافظين جدد لمحافظات دير الزور وريف دمشق وحماة والسويدا12-2024". Tishreen. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين أربعة محافظين جدد". Al Thawra. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين أربعة محافظين جدد