Hafez Makhlouf | |
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حافظ مخلوف | |
Head of Damascus Branch of General Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 2011–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Damascus, Syria | 2 April 1971
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Relations | Rami Makhlouf (brother) Iyad Makhlouf (brother) Ihab Makhlouf (brother) Bashar al-Assad (cousin) Atef Najib (cousin) |
Parent(s) | Mohammed Makhlouf Ghada Adib Mhanna |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1992–present |
Rank | Brigadier general |
Unit | General Intelligence Military Intelligence Republican Guard |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Hafez Mohamad Makhlouf (Arabic: حافظ مخلوف; born 2 April 1971), also known as Hafez Makhlouf, is a Syrian brigadier general and intelligence officer who headed the Damascus branch of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. He was a member of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's inner circle of close supporters.[1][2][3]
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