Ministry of Defense (Syria)

Ministry of Defense
وزارة الدفاع
Emblem of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces
Flag of the Minister of Defense
Agency overview
Formed1920; 104 years ago (1920)
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersMahdi Bin Baraka Street, Umayyad Square, Damascus
33°30′50.58″N 36°16′42.58″E / 33.5140500°N 36.2784944°E / 33.5140500; 36.2784944
Mottoوطن، شرف، إخلاص
Watan, Sharaf, Ikhlas
("Homeland, Honor, Sincerity")
Minister responsible
Child agency
Websitewww.mod.gov.sy

The Ministry of Defense (Arabic: وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria.[2] Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Defense holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces.[3]

  1. ^ "Syria names new defence minister -presidency". Reuters. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ "= وزارة الدفاع في الجمهورية العربية السور". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. ^ "عنوان السيرة الذاتية للعماد علي عبد الله أيوب نائب رئيس مجلس الوزراء- وزير الدفاع" (in Arabic). pministry.gov.sy. Retrieved 2022-01-23.