Kifah Moulhem

Kifah Moulhem
كفاح ملحم
Director of the National Security Bureau of
the Regional Command
Assumed office
18 January 2024
General Secretary
Deputy
Bashar al-Assad
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
Preceded byMohammed Dib Zaitoun
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate
In office
25 March 2019 – 18 January 2024
Preceded byMohamed Mahala
Succeeded byKamal Hassan
Personal details
Born (1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 62)
Junaynet Ruslan, Tartus Governorate, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
AllegianceSyria Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1980-2024
Rank Major General
UnitMechanized Infantry
Military Intelligence
CommandsRepublican Guard (1980-1994)
Military Intelligence Directorate (1994-2024)
National Security Bureau (2024-)
Battles/warsSyrian civil war

Kifah Moulhem (Arabic: كفاح ملحم; born 28 November 1961) is director of the Syrian National Security Bureau of the Ba'ath Party and a close adviser of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[1] He is one of many officials sanctioned by the European Union for their actions against protesters participating in the Syrian civil war.[2][3]

  1. ^ Ibrahim Hamidi (24 January 2024). "Is al-Assad about to have his very own 'Sadat Moment'?". Al Majalla. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Who's Who: Major-General Kifah al-Milhem". The Syrian Observer. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Kifah Moulhem sanctions". Retrieved 19 January 2024.