Ali Mamlouk

Ali Mamlouk
علي مملوك
Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs
Assumed office
9 July 2019
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterImad Khamis
Hussein Arnous
Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali
Preceded byMohammed Nasif Kheirbek
National Security and Military Advisor to the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic
Assumed office
18 January 2024
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byAli Aslan
Director of the National Security Bureau of
the Regional Command
In office
25 July 2012 – 9 July 2019
Regional Secretary
Deputy
Bashar al-Assad
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
Preceded byHisham Ikhtiar
Succeeded byMohammed Dib Zaitoun
Director of the General Security Directorate
In office
June 2005 – July 2010
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byHisham Ikhtiar
Succeeded byZouheir Hamad
Personal details
Born (1946-02-19) 19 February 1946 (age 78)
Damascus, Syria
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
NicknameAbu Ayham
Military service
AllegianceSyria Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Armed Forces
Years of service1970s–2005
Rank Major General
CommandsGeneral Security Directorate (2005–2010)
National Security Bureau (2012–2019)

Ali Mamlouk (Arabic: علي مملوك; born 19 February 1946) is a Syrian intelligence officer and special security and military advisor to President Bashar al-Assad. He is reportedly one of Assad's most trusted associates. From 2012 to 2019, Mamlouk served as the head of the National Security Bureau of the Ba'ath Party. On 9 July 2019, Mamlouk was appointed as the Syrian Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ibrahim Hamidi (24 January 2024). "Is al-Assad about to have his very own 'Sadat Moment'?". Al Majalla. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ Paul Khalifeh (17 July 2019). "Syria war: Why did Assad restructure the military-security apparatus?". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 30 December 2023.