Ali Duba

Ali Douba
علي دوبا
Head of Military Intelligence Directorate
In office
1973–2000
PresidentHafez al-Assad
Preceded byHikmat al-Shihabi
Succeeded byHassan Khalil
Personal details
Born
Ali Issa Ibrahim Douba

1933 (1933)
Qurfays, Jableh District, Latakia Governorate, First Syrian Republic
Died (aged 89)
Latakia, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Years of service1955–2000
Rank Lieutenant general
UnitMilitary Intelligence
Battles/warsSix-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Islamist uprising in Syria

Ali Issa Ibrahim Duba (Arabic: علي عيسى ابراهيم دوبا, 1933 – 21 June 2023), better known as Ali Douba, was a Syrian military officer who was the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate of Syria under Hafez al-Assad as well as his close adviser. Under Douba’s leadership, the Military Intelligence Directorate was the most important security agency in Syria, responsible for maintaining security within the army and safeguarding the regime.[1]

  1. ^ Zisser, Eyal (September 1995). "The Succession Struggle in Damascus". The Middle East Quarterly. 2: 57–64.