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Majeed held several military and security posts.<ref name=landis/> He was director of the [[military police]] from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=AlAhram/> He was appointed the interior minister of [[Syria]] on 11 February 2006,<ref name=AlAhram>{{cite news|title=Strengthening the line|author=Sami Moubayed|newspaper=Al Ahram|date= |
Majeed held several military and security posts.<ref name=landis/> He was director of the [[military police]] from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=AlAhram/> He was appointed the interior minister of [[Syria]] on 11 February 2006,<ref name=AlAhram>{{cite news|title=Strengthening the line|author=Sami Moubayed|newspaper=Al Ahram|date=16–22 February 2006|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/782/re302.htm|accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=tvnz>{{cite news|title=Assad reshuffles cabinet amid pressure|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/659546|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=TVNZ|date=12 February 2006}}</ref> succeeding [[Ghazi Kanaan]].<ref name=bbc11206>{{cite news|title=Syrian leader reshuffles cabinet|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4704388.stm|accessdate=9 November 2012|newspaper=BBC|date=11 February 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syria Fills Vacancies In Cabinet Ministries|work=The New York Times|page=16|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/international/middleeast/12syria.html}}</ref> When he was in office, [[Hezbollah]] commander [[Imad Mugniyeh]] was killed in [[Damascus]] in February 2008.<ref name=iwpr09>{{cite news|title=Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints|url=http://iwpr.net/report-news/ministerial-reshuffle-disappoints|accessdate=24 February 2013|newspaper=IWPR|date=1 May 2009}}</ref> Majeed described the attack as "terrorist act".<ref name=oweis>{{cite news|last=Oweis|first=Khaled Yacoub|title=Killing of Hezbollah commander "terrorist act"-Syria|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/02/13/idUSL13457722|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=13 February 2008}}</ref> |
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Majeed's term lasted until 23 April 2009 and he was replaced by [[Said Mohammad Sammour]].<ref name=mei09>{{cite news|title=Syria: Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints|url=http://www.mei.nus.edu.sg/blog/issues/political-parties/syria-ministerial-reshuffle-disappoints|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=Middle East Institute|date=11 May 2009}}</ref> In October 2009, Majeed was appointed Syria's ambasador to [[Kuwait]].<ref name=kuna25oct>{{cite news|title=Syrian Ambassador to Kuwait sworn in before President Al-Assad|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Syrian+Ambassador+to+Kuwait+sworn+in+before+President+Al-Assad.-a0212391479|accessdate=24 February 2013|newspaper=KUNA|date=25 October 2009|location=Damascus}}</ref> |
Majeed's term lasted until 23 April 2009 and he was replaced by [[Said Mohammad Sammour]].<ref name=mei09>{{cite news|title=Syria: Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints|url=http://www.mei.nus.edu.sg/blog/issues/political-parties/syria-ministerial-reshuffle-disappoints|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=Middle East Institute|date=11 May 2009}}</ref> In October 2009, Majeed was appointed Syria's ambasador to [[Kuwait]].<ref name=kuna25oct>{{cite news|title=Syrian Ambassador to Kuwait sworn in before President Al-Assad|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Syrian+Ambassador+to+Kuwait+sworn+in+before+President+Al-Assad.-a0212391479|accessdate=24 February 2013|newspaper=KUNA|date=25 October 2009|location=Damascus}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:20, 8 July 2013
Bassam Abdel Majeed بسام عبد المجيد | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 11 February 2006 – 23 April 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ghazi Kanaan |
| Succeeded by | Said Mohammad Sammour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Beer Ajam, Syria |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major General |
Bassam Abdel Majeed (Template:Lang-ar Basām `Abd al-Majīd) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer, politician and diplomat.
Early life and education
Majeed is of Circassian origin,[1][2] and was born into a Sunni Muslim family in 1950 in Beer Ajam, a village in the Quneitra Governorate in southwestern Syria.[3][4] He attended Syria's Air Force Academy, graduating in 1970.[3]
Career
Majeed held several military and security posts.[3] He was director of the military police from 2003 to 2006.[1] He was appointed the interior minister of Syria on 11 February 2006,[1][5] succeeding Ghazi Kanaan.[6][7] When he was in office, Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyeh was killed in Damascus in February 2008.[8] Majeed described the attack as "terrorist act".[9]
Majeed's term lasted until 23 April 2009 and he was replaced by Said Mohammad Sammour.[10] In October 2009, Majeed was appointed Syria's ambasador to Kuwait.[11]
Personal life
Majeed is married, and has two daughters and one son.
References
- ^ a b c Sami Moubayed (16–22 February 2006). "Strengthening the line". Al Ahram. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Major cabinet reshuffle". Wikileaks. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Landis, Joshua (11 February 2006). "The New Syrian Cabinet". Syria Comment. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Biographical Data on Syria's New Ministers". Wikileaks. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Assad reshuffles cabinet amid pressure". TVNZ. 12 February 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Syrian leader reshuffles cabinet". BBC. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Syria Fills Vacancies In Cabinet Ministries". The New York Times. p. 16.
- ^ "Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". IWPR. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub (13 February 2008). "Killing of Hezbollah commander "terrorist act"-Syria". Reuters. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Syria: Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". Middle East Institute. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Syrian Ambassador to Kuwait sworn in before President Al-Assad". KUNA. Damascus. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.