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Hammoud served as head of the general security administration and involved in suppressing the Islamic revolt during the period of 1976-1982.<ref name=zisser/> He was an intelligence officer served in [[West Beirut]].<ref |
Hammoud served as head of the general security administration and involved in suppressing the Islamic revolt during the period of 1976-1982.<ref name=zisser/> He was an intelligence officer served in [[West Beirut]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Irish envot meets Syrian|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ukwPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bYYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4782,28803&dq=ali+hammoud+syrian&hl=en|accessdate=10 January 2013|newspaper=The Bulletin|date=15 July 1990|location=Beirut}}</ref> Then he was made Syria's military intelligence chief in Beirut and had the rank of [[brigadier general]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Syria Rejects Iranian Role in Beirut Force|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1988-05-24/news/mn-3203_1_iranian-deputy|accessdate=14 August 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=24 May 1988|agency=AP|location=Beirut}}</ref> During his term in Lebanon, he had close ties with [[Emile Lahoud]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gambill|first=Gary C.|coauthors=Ziad K. Abdelnour and Bassam Endrawos|title=Dossier: Emile Lahoud|journal=Middle East Intelligence Bulletin|date=November 2001|volume=3|issue=11|url=http://www.meforum.org/meib/articles/0111_ld1.htm|accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> |
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Hammoud was named the head of [[General Security Directorate (Syria)|the General Security Directorate]] in October 2001, replacing Ali Houri.<ref name=meib/><ref |
Hammoud was named the head of [[General Security Directorate (Syria)|the General Security Directorate]] in October 2001, replacing Ali Houri.<ref name=meib/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Assad Launches Major Cabinet Reshuffle|journal=Middle East Intelligence Bulletin|date=November 2001|volume=3|issue=11|url=http://www.meforum.org/meib/articles/0112_sb.htm|accessdate=24 February 2013}}</ref> Shortly after he was appointed interior minister in December 2001 in a cabinet reshuffle by [[Bashar Assad]] and replaced Mohammad Harba as interior minister.<ref name=zisser>{{cite journal|last=Zisser|first=Eyal|title=Bashar Al Assad and his Regime- Between Continuity and Change|journal=Orient|date=June 2004|volume=45|issue=2|pages=239-256|url=http://www.ou.edu/mideast/Additional%20pages%20-%20non-catagory/Zisser_al-Asad_and_his_Regime_2004.htm|accessdate=9 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Syrian governments formed, 33 ministers, including 4 prime minister deputies, 17 ministers for the first time|url=http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/011214/2001121411.html|accessdate=24 February 2013|newspaper=Arabic News|date=14 December 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Moubayed|first=Sami|title=Ushering in the new|journal=Al Ahram Weekly|date=20-26 December 2001|volume=565|url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/565/re6.htm|accessdate=24 February 2013}}</ref> Hammoud was also promoted to the rank of [[major general]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Eur|title=The Middle East and North Africa 2003|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4CfBKvsiWeQC&pg=PA1019|accessdate=15 March 2013|year=2003|publisher=Europa Publications|isbn=978-1-85743-132-2|pages=1019}}</ref> [[Cabinet of Syria (2001–2003)|The cabinet]] was headed by then prime minister [[Muhammad Mustafa Mero]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Syrian Government Formed; Veteran Guards Retain Defence and Foreign Portfolios|url=http://www.albawaba.com/news/new-syrian-government-formed-veteran-guards-retain-defence-and-foreign-portfolios|accessdate=9 February 2013|work=Albawaba|date=14 December 2001}}</ref> [[Hisham Ikhtiar]] succeeded Hammoud as the head of the General Security Directorate.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bar|first=Shmuel|title=Bashar’s Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview|journal=IPS|year=2006|url=http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/2590Bashars.pdf|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> Hammoud served as interior minister until 2004 when he was replaced by [[Ghazi Kanaan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Ghazi Kanaan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4334626.stm|accessdate=10 January 2013|work=BBC|date=12 October 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Syrian minister kills himself after UN quiz|url=http://www.itp.net/484402-syrian-minister-kills-himself-after-un-quiz#.USndQKVSjm4|accessdate=24 February 2013|work=ITP|date=16 October 2005}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:24, 14 August 2013
Ali Hammoud علي حمود | |
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| Minister of Interior | |
| In office December 2001 – 2004 | |
| President | Bashar Assad |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Harba |
| Succeeded by | Ghazi Kanaan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Homs |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major General |
Ali Haj Hammoud (Template:Lang-ar) (born 1944) is a former Syrian intelligence officer who served as minister of interior.
Early life
Hammoud was born in Homs into an Alawite family in 1944.[1][2]
Career
Hammoud served as head of the general security administration and involved in suppressing the Islamic revolt during the period of 1976-1982.[1] He was an intelligence officer served in West Beirut.[3] Then he was made Syria's military intelligence chief in Beirut and had the rank of brigadier general.[4] During his term in Lebanon, he had close ties with Emile Lahoud.[5]
Hammoud was named the head of the General Security Directorate in October 2001, replacing Ali Houri.[2][6] Shortly after he was appointed interior minister in December 2001 in a cabinet reshuffle by Bashar Assad and replaced Mohammad Harba as interior minister.[1][7][8] Hammoud was also promoted to the rank of major general.[9] The cabinet was headed by then prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero.[10] Hisham Ikhtiar succeeded Hammoud as the head of the General Security Directorate.[11] Hammoud served as interior minister until 2004 when he was replaced by Ghazi Kanaan.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c Zisser, Eyal (June 2004). "Bashar Al Assad and his Regime- Between Continuity and Change". Orient. 45 (2): 239–256. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b Gambill, Gary C. (February 2002). "The Military-Intelligence Shakeup in Syria". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 4 (2). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Irish envot meets Syrian". The Bulletin. Beirut. 15 July 1990. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Syria Rejects Iranian Role in Beirut Force". Los Angeles Times. Beirut. AP. 24 May 1988. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Gambill, Gary C. (November 2001). "Dossier: Emile Lahoud". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 3 (11). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Assad Launches Major Cabinet Reshuffle". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 3 (11). November 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "New Syrian governments formed, 33 ministers, including 4 prime minister deputies, 17 ministers for the first time". Arabic News. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Moubayed, Sami (20–26 December 2001). "Ushering in the new". Al Ahram Weekly. 565. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Eur (2003). The Middle East and North Africa 2003. Europa Publications. p. 1019. ISBN 978-1-85743-132-2. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "New Syrian Government Formed; Veteran Guards Retain Defence and Foreign Portfolios". Albawaba. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Bar, Shmuel (2006). "Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview" (PDF). IPS. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Obituary: Ghazi Kanaan". BBC. 12 October 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Syrian minister kills himself after UN quiz". ITP. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2013.