Ali Aslan | |
|---|---|
علي أصلان | |
 Aslan in 2000 | |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Syrian Army | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Hikmat al-Shihabi |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Turkmani |
| Military Advisor to the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
| In office 2003–2023 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mamlouk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932 (age 91–92) Latakia, Syrian Republic |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Spouse | Almaza Kamel Hassan (d. 2024)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1956–2002 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 8th Infantry Brigade 1st Infantry Division 5th Mechanized Division 2nd Corps |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Islamist uprising in Syria |
Ali Aslan (Arabic: علي أصلان; born 1932) is a former Chief of the General Staff of Syria, a member of the Central Committee of the Ba'ath Party and a close confidant of the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad.[2] Aslan was not only considered to be powerful member of the late Hafez Assad's inner circle, but he was also regarded by outside observers as having significantly improved Syrian military readiness while operating under severe financial constraints.[3]
- ^ باسم السيد الرئيس #بشار_الأسد والسيدة الأولى #أسماء_الأسد قدم محافظ #اللاذقية المهندس عامر هلال التعازي بوفاة السيدة ألماظة كامل حسن، زوجة العماد علي أصلان، رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة للجيش والقوات المسلحة الأسبق.
- ^ Faure, Claude (2002). Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Culture, History, and Politics. Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-02-865977-5.
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