Ali Habib Mahmud

Ali Habib Mahmud
علي حبيب محمود
Mahmud in 1990
14th Minister of Defense
In office
3 June 2009 – 8 August 2011
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterMohammad Najji Outri
Adel Safar
Preceded byHasan Turkmani
Succeeded byDawoud Rajiha
19th Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army
In office
12 May 2004 – 3 June 2009
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byHasan Turkmani
Succeeded byDawoud Rajiha
Personal details
Born(1939-01-01)1 January 1939
Tartus, Syria
Died20 March 2020(2020-03-20) (aged 81)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Army
Years of service1959–2011
Rank Colonel General
Commands1st Armoured Division
7th Mechanized Division
Battles/wars

Ali Habib Mahmud (Arabic: علي حبيب محمود‎; 1 January 1939 – 20 March 2020) was a Syrian military officer who served as Syria's minister of defense from June 2009 to August 2011. As one of Syria's most celebrated generals,[1] he was part of President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle.[2]

  1. ^ Kamal Alam (23 January 2019). "Kissinger's Prophecy Fulfilled in Syria". War on the Rocks. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Bashar al-Assad's inner circle". BBC News. 18 May 2011.