Dawoud Rajiha | |
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داود راجحة | |
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| 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 (aged 64–65) Damascus, Syria |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| 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 in a bombing claimed by Syrian rebel forces during the country's Civil War. From 2009 to 2011, Rajiha served as chief of staff of the Syrian Army.