Said Mohammad Sammour (Arabic: سعيد محمد سمور) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer and politician who served as interior minister between 2009 and 2011.
Said Mohammad Sammour | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 23 April 2009 – 29 March 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
| Preceded by | Bassam Abdel Majid |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad al-Shaar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Jableh |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Rank |  Major general |
Early life and education edit
Sammour was born in Jableh in 1950.[1] He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature.[2] He also holds a diploma in aeronautical science.[2]
Career edit
Sammour is a former major general. He was the chief of Syrian military intelligence in Homs.[1] He also served in the same post in charge with the Damascus Region.[3] Then he was appointed deputy chief of the military intelligence in 2005,[4] and served in the post until 2009.[4][5]
On 23 April 2009, Sammour was appointed interior minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji al-Otari, replacing Bassam Abdel Majid in the post.[6][7][8] In April 2011, Sammour was replaced by Mohammad al-Shaar as interior minister.[9][10]
Personal life edit
Sammour is married and has four children.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "President Assad's Cabinet Reshuffle". Wikileaks. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "President Bashar Al Assad Issues a Number of Legislative Decrees". SANA. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". IWPR. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ a b Shmuel Bar (2006). "Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview" (PDF). IPS.
- ^ Robert G. Rabil (2006). Syria, The United States, and the War on Terror in the Middle East. Praeger. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-275-99015-2.
- ^ "Syria's ministerial reshuffle 'disappointing'". Middle East Online. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle". Carnegie Endowment. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet with five new ministers". People's Daily. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". Xinhua News Agency. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". People's Daily. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.