Mohammed Nasif Kheirbek | |
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محمد ناصيف خيربك | |
Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs | |
In office 2005 – 28 June 2015 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi |
Succeeded by | Ali Mamlouk |
Deputy Director of the General Security Directorate | |
In office 1999–2005 | |
Succeeded by | Hassan Khallouf |
Head of the Internal Branch (251), General Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 1963–1999 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Bahjat Suleiman |
Personal details | |
Born | Hama, First Syrian Republic | 10 April 1937
Died | 28 June 2015 Damascus, Syria | (aged 78)
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Nickname | Abu Wael |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1957–1999 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Infantry Military Intelligence |
Mohammed Nasif Kheirbek (Arabic: محمد ناصيف خيربك, 10 April 1937 – 28 June 2015) known as Mohammed Nasif or Abu Wael,[1] was the former Deputy Vice-President for Security Affairs in Syria.[2] He was a close adviser of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and served as Syria's point-man for its relationship with Iran and Lebanon's Shia militias.[3] Nasif was among several officials sanctioned by the European Union for the use of violence against civilians during the Syrian civil war.[2]