Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh | |
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عبد الفتاح قدسية | |
Deputy Director of
National Security Bureau of the Regional Command | |
Assumed office 25 July 2012 | |
Regional Secretary | Bashar al-Assad |
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 1 July 2009 – 25 July 2012 | |
Preceded by | Assef Shawkat |
Succeeded by | Rafiq Shahadah |
Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 2005 – 1 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Iz a-Din Isma'il |
Succeeded by | Jamil Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Hama, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1973–2012 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Special Tasks Regiment |
Battles/wars |
Yom Kippur War Syrian civil war |
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh ( Arabic: عبد الفتاح قدسية; born 1953) is since 2012 the deputy director of the Syrian National Security Bureau and a close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad. [1]
Qudsiyeh was born in Hama in 1953. [2] [3]
Qudsiyeh is a major general. He served in the special forces and was the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate of Syria. [4] He also served as the head of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate from 2009 to July 2012. [4] [5]
After the National Security headquarters bombing in July 2012, he was appointed as the deputy director of the National Security Bureau which became headed by Ali Mamlouk. [6] Qudsiyeh was replaced by Rafiq Shahadah as general director of the military intelligence. [6]
Since 9 May 2011, Qudsiyeh is one of several officials sanctioned by the European Union. [7] [8] [9] He was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that he "involved in violence against the civilian population" during the Syrian civil war. [2] He was also sanctioned by the United States [1] and the Swiss government. [3]
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh | |
---|---|
عبد الفتاح قدسية | |
Deputy Director of
National Security Bureau of the Regional Command | |
Assumed office 25 July 2012 | |
Regional Secretary | Bashar al-Assad |
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 1 July 2009 – 25 July 2012 | |
Preceded by | Assef Shawkat |
Succeeded by | Rafiq Shahadah |
Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate | |
In office 2005 – 1 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Iz a-Din Isma'il |
Succeeded by | Jamil Hassan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Hama, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1973–2012 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Special Tasks Regiment |
Battles/wars |
Yom Kippur War Syrian civil war |
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh ( Arabic: عبد الفتاح قدسية; born 1953) is since 2012 the deputy director of the Syrian National Security Bureau and a close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad. [1]
Qudsiyeh was born in Hama in 1953. [2] [3]
Qudsiyeh is a major general. He served in the special forces and was the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate of Syria. [4] He also served as the head of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate from 2009 to July 2012. [4] [5]
After the National Security headquarters bombing in July 2012, he was appointed as the deputy director of the National Security Bureau which became headed by Ali Mamlouk. [6] Qudsiyeh was replaced by Rafiq Shahadah as general director of the military intelligence. [6]
Since 9 May 2011, Qudsiyeh is one of several officials sanctioned by the European Union. [7] [8] [9] He was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that he "involved in violence against the civilian population" during the Syrian civil war. [2] He was also sanctioned by the United States [1] and the Swiss government. [3]