Dawoud Rajiha | |
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داود راجحة | |
15th Minister of Defense | |
In office 8 August 2011 – 18 July 2012 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab |
Deputy | Assef Shawkat |
Preceded by | Ali Habib Mahmud |
Succeeded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
20th Chief of Army Staff | |
In office 3 June 2009 – 8 August 2011 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Minister | Ali Habib Mahmud |
Preceded by | Ali Habib Mahmud |
Succeeded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
Personal details | |
Born | Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha 1947 Damascus, Syria |
Died | 18 July 2012 Damascus, Syria | (aged 64–65)
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1967–2012 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Unit | 3rd Armoured Division, Artillery |
Battles/wars | |
Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha (Arabic: داود راجحة; 1947 – 18 July 2012; forename sometimes transliterated Dawood or Daoud, surname sometimes transliterated Rajha) was a Syrian military officer who was the Minister of Defense from 2011 to July 2012 when he was assassinated along with other senior military officers by armed opposition forces during the country's Civil War. From 2009 to 2011, Rajiha served as chief of staff of the Syrian Army.