Kifah Moulhem | |
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كفاح ملحم | |
Director of the National Security Bureau of the Regional Command | |
Assumed office 18 January 2024 | |
General Secretary Deputy | Bashar al-Assad Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh |
Preceded by | Mohammed Dib Zaitoun |
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 25 March 2019 – 18 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mohamed Mahala |
Succeeded by | Kamal Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | Junaynet Ruslan, Tartus Governorate, Syria | 28 November 1961
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1980-2024 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Mechanized Infantry Military Intelligence |
Commands | Republican Guard (1980-1994) Military Intelligence Directorate (1994-2024) National Security Bureau (2024-) |
Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Kifah Moulhem (Arabic: كفاح ملحم; born 28 November 1961) is director of the Syrian National Security Bureau of the Ba'ath Party and a close adviser of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[1] He is one of many officials sanctioned by the European Union for their actions against protesters participating in the Syrian civil war.[2][3]