Mustafa Tlass | |
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مصطفى طلاس | |
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| 12th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 22 March 1972 – 12 May 2004 | |
| President | Nureddin al-Atassi (1968–1970) Ahmad al-Khatib (1970–1971) Hafez al-Assad (1971–2000) Bashar al-Assad (2000–2004) |
| Preceded by | Hafez Assad |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Turkmani |
| Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Suidani |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf Shakkur |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
| In office 28 September 1968 – 9 June 2005 | |
| In office 4 April 1965 – December 1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass 11 May 1932 Rastan, French Syria |
| Died | 27 June 2017 (aged 85) Bobigny, France |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Was a member of the original Ba'ath Party and its Syrian Regional Branch until 1966 |
| Relations | Nahed Tlass (daughter) Manaf Tlass (son) Firas Tlass (son) Abdul Razzaq Tlass (nephew) Akram Ojjeh (Son-in-law) Mansour Ojjeh (Grandson-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Army |
| Years of service | 1952–2004 |
| Rank |  Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass (Arabic: مصطفى عبد القادر طلاس, romanized: Musṭafā ʿAbd al-Qādir Ṭalās; 11 May 1932 – 27 June 2017) was a Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004.[1] He was part of the four-member Regional Command during the Hafez Assad era.
- ^ "Profile: Mustafa Tlas". BBC. 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2012.