Ali Mahmoud Abbas | |
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علي محمود عباس | |
 Ali Mahmoud Abbas in 2022. | |
| 18th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 28 April 2022 – 8 December 2024 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali |
| Preceded by | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
| Succeeded by | Murhaf Abu Qasra |
| Member of theCentral Command of theBa'ath Party | |
| In office 4 May 2024 – 11 December 2024 | |
| Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office 18 March 2021 – 28 April 2022 | |
| Defense Minister | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
| Chief of Staff | Salim Harba |
| Preceded by | Wasel al-Samir |
| Succeeded by | Mufid Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-11-02)2 November 1964 (age 60) Efra,[1]Rif Dimashq,Ba'athist Syria |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Education | Homs Military Academy RCDS |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch/service |  Syrian Army |
| Years of service | 1985–2024 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | Internal Security Brigade Armored Military College |
| Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War |
Lieutenant GeneralAli Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic:علي محمود عباس; born 2 November 1964) is a Syrian seniormilitary officer and politician who served as the 18thMinister of Defense ofSyria, succeedingAli Abdullah Ayyoub.[2] He is aSunni Muslim.[3]
Abbas was born in 1964 inEfra,Rif Dimashq.[4] He joined theHoms Military Academy, specialization of armored vehicles in 1983. He graduated with the rank of lieutenant on October 7, 1985.[4] He first studied higher command in Pakistan in 1997. Between 2000 and 2001, he attendedRoyal College of Defence Studies inLondon, UK for postgraduate studies in national defense.[4]
He also attended academic international crisis management course at theRoyal Swedish Army Staff College,Stockholm in 2003. In 2004, he participated at the course in directing the state's defense in theRoyal College,Breda, the Netherlands.[4]
He was promoted to the rank ofmajor general on 1 January 2018 and the rank oflieutenant general on 30 April 2022. Upon his promotion to lieutenant general, he commanded the Internal Security Brigade for two years.[4] Following his promotions, he assumed the command of the Military Academy for three years. He has occupied a number of high posts, the latest of which asDeputy Chief of the General Staff on 18 March 2021.[5]
On 28 April 2022, Presidential Decree No. 115 was issued naming General Ali Mahmoud Abbas as Minister of Defense replacingAli Abdullah Ayyoub.[6] During the2023 Homs drone strike Abbas was in attendance at the graduation ceremony but left before the attack.[7] He later visited the Abdul-Qader Shaqfa Military Hospital where several of the casualties were brought.[8]
In June 2023, Abbas was sanctioned by the UK for “the systematic use of sexual and gender-based violence against civilians.”[9]
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| French Mandate of Syria (1920–1946) post established 1932 |  |
| First and Second Syrian Republic (1946–1958) | |
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| Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024) post-1963 Syrian coup d'état | |
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