Fahd Jassem al-Freij | |
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فهد جاسم الفريج | |
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| Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party | |
| In office 22 April 2017 – 4 May 2024 | |
| 16th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 18 July 2012 – 1 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi Imad Khamis |
| Preceded by | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office 8 August 2011 – 18 July 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Defense Minister | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Preceded by | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1950 Rahjan, Second Syrian Republic |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Branch/service |  Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2018 |
| Rank |  Colonel General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands | Special Forces Operations Staff |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War Islamist uprising in Syria Syrian Civil War |
Fahd Jassem al-Freij (Arabic: فهد جاسم الفريج;[1] born 17 January 1950) is a retired Syrian military officer and the former Minister of Defense of Syria, took office on 18 July 2012 and left office on 1 January 2018.[2]
- ^ "President al-Assad Appoints Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense". Syrian Arab News Agency. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV". Reuters. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.