Hossam Louka | |
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حسام لوقا | |
Director of the General Intelligence Directorate | |
Assumed office 7 July 2019 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Imad Khamis Hussein Arnous Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali |
Preceded by | Mohammed Dib Zaitoun |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Preview warning: Page using Template:Birth year and age with unknown parameter "df" Khanasir, Aleppo Governorate, Syria |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | General Intelligence Directorate |
Years of service | 1984– |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | General Intelligence Directorate Political Security Directorate |
Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War |
Hossam Mohammad Louka (Arabic: حسام محمد لوقا; born 1964) is a senior Syrian intelligence officer currently serving as the director of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. With a long career in Syrian security services, Louka has played a key role in Syria's intelligence community, notably during the Syrian civil war. He is known for his involvement in various security and intelligence operations within Syria and has held multiple leadership roles in the country's intelligence apparatus.[1]