Fahd Jassem al-Freij

Fahd Jassem al-Freij
فهد جاسم الفريج
Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party
In office
22 April 2017 – 4 May 2024
16th Minister of Defense
In office
18 July 2012 – 1 January 2018
Prime MinisterRiyad Farid Hijab
Wael Nader al-Halqi
Imad Khamis
Preceded byDawoud Rajiha
Succeeded byAli Abdullah Ayyoub
Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces
In office
8 August 2011 – 18 July 2012
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Defense MinisterDawoud Rajiha
Preceded byDawoud Rajiha
Succeeded byAli Abdullah Ayyoub
Personal details
Born (1950-01-17) 17 January 1950 (age 74)
Rahjan, Second Syrian Republic
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/service Syrian Arab Army
Years of service1968–2018
Rank Colonel General
UnitArmoured Corps
CommandsSpecial Forces Operations Staff
Battles/warsYom Kippur War
Islamist uprising in Syria
Syrian Civil War

Fahd Jassem al-Freij (Arabic: فهد جاسم الفريج;[1] born 17 January 1950) is a retired Syrian military officer and the former Minister of Defense of Syria, took office on 18 July 2012 and left office on 1 January 2018.[2]

  1. ^ "President al-Assad Appoints Gen. Fahd Jassem al-Freij Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense". Syrian Arab News Agency. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV". Reuters. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

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