Akram Ali Muhammad

Akram Ali Muhammad
اكرم علي محمد
Governor of As-Suwayda Governorate
Assumed office
12 May 2024
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
Preceded byBassam Mamdouh Parsik
Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate
In office
7 July 2019 – 2021
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterImad Khamis
Hussein Arnous
Preceded byZouheir Hamad
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Hadidah, Homs Governorate, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Children3
ResidenceDamascus
Alma materInstitute of Security Sciences
ProfessionMilitary officer, Politician
Military service
AllegianceSyria Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1985–2021
Rank Major General
UnitSpecial Tasks Regiment
Battles/warsSyrian civil war

Akram Ali Muhammad (Arabic: اكرم علي محمد; born 1962) is a former Syrian security officer and current Governor of As-Suwayda Governorate since 2024.[1] Until 2021, he was the Deputy Direcor of Syrian General Intelligence Directorate and a close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad.[2][3]

  1. ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين أربعة محافظين جدد" [President Assad issues two decrees appointing four new governors]. SANA. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين محافظين جدد لمحافظات دير الزور وريف دمشق وحماة والسويدا12-2024". Tishreen. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مرسومين بتعيين أربعة محافظين جدد". Al Thawra. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.