Ali Abdullah Ayyoub | |
|---|---|
علي عبد الله أيوب | |
 Ayyoub in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 30 August 2020 – 28 April 2022 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Walid Muallem |
| 17th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 28 April 2022 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Imad Khamis Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mahmoud Abbas |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office 18 July 2012 – 1 January 2018 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Defense Minister | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Preceded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Succeeded by | Salim Harba |
| Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office Unknown – 18 July 2012 | |
| Defense Minister | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Chief of Staff | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Succeeded by | Bassam Najm el-Din Antakiali |
| Member of the Central Committee of the Ba'ath Party | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1952 Latakia, Second Syrian Republic |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Branch/service |  Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2022 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | 14th Engineering Battalion |
| Commands | Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff 5th Armoured Division 112th Mechanized Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (Arabic: علي عبد الله أيوب, romanized: ʿAlī ʿAbd Allāh Ayyūb; born 28 April 1952 in Latakia)[1] is a Syrian senior military officer who served as the former Deputy Prime Minister of Syria. He is the former Minister of Defense and was personally appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 1 January 2018.[2] Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding manoeuvre formations and is also recognized as a specialist in land warfare.
- ^ "العماد علي عبد الله أيوب". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV". Reuters. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.