Mustafa Tlass

Mustafa Tlass
مصطفى طلاس
12th Minister of Defense
In office
22 March 1972 – 12 May 2004
PresidentNureddin al-Atassi (1968–1970)
Ahmad al-Khatib (1970–1971)
Hafez al-Assad (1971–2000)
Bashar al-Assad (2000–2004)
Preceded byHafez Assad
Succeeded byHasan Turkmani
Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army
In office
1968–1972
Preceded byAhmed Suidani
Succeeded byYusuf Shakkur
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office
28 September 1968 – 9 June 2005
In office
4 April 1965 – December 1965
Personal details
Born
Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass

(1932-05-11)11 May 1932
Rastan, French Syria
Died27 June 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 85)
Bobigny, France
Political partyArab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Was a member of the original Ba'ath Party and its Syrian Regional Branch until 1966
RelationsNahed Tlass (daughter)
Manaf Tlass (son)
Firas Tlass (son)
Abdul Razzaq Tlass (nephew)
Akram Ojjeh (Son-in-law)
Mansour Ojjeh (Grandson-in-law)
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Army
Years of service1952–2004
Rank Colonel General
Battles/wars

Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass (Arabic: مصطفى عبد القادر طلاس, romanizedMusṭafā ʿAbd al-Qādir Ṭalās; 11 May 1932 – 27 June 2017) was a Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004.[1] He was part of the four-member Regional Command during the Hafez Assad era.

  1. ^ "Profile: Mustafa Tlas". BBC. 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2012.