Mohammed Nasif Kheirbek

Mohammed Nasif Kheirbek
محمد ناصيف خيربك
Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs
In office
2005 – 28 June 2015
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterRiyad Farid Hijab
Wael Nader al-Halqi
Succeeded byAli Mamlouk
Deputy Director of the General Security Directorate
In office
1999–2005
Succeeded byHassan Khallouf
Head of the Internal Branch (251), General Intelligence Directorate
In office
1963–1999
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBahjat Suleiman
Personal details
Born(1937-04-10)10 April 1937
Hama, First Syrian Republic
Died28 June 2015(2015-06-28) (aged 78)
Damascus, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
NicknameAbu Wael
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1957–1999
Rank Major General
UnitInfantry
Military Intelligence
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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]

  1. ^ زياد حيدر. "زياد حيدر: رحيل رجل أمن سورية الأكبر محمد ناصيف "أبو وائل" :: عربي ودولي – جريدة السفير". جريدة السفير.
  2. ^ a b "Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011". EuroLex. 52011PC0887. 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ^ Black, Ian (28 April 2011). "Six Syrians who helped Bashar al-Assad keep iron grip after father's death". Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2012.