Adnan Badr Hassan ( ar, عدنان بدر حسن) is a retired Syrian

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, politician and the former chief of Syria's

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Background

Hassan hails from

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family from Al Mukharram,

Homs governorate Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographical ...

. He received religious education in

Homs Homs ( , , , ; ar, حِمْص / ALA-LC: ; Levantine Arabic: / ''Ḥomṣ'' ), known in pre-Islamic Syria as Emesa ( ; grc, Ἔμεσα, Émesa), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is Metres above sea level ...

and attended the

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Career

Hassan was a

in the

Syrian army " (''Guardians of the Homeland'') , colors = * Service uniform: Khaki, Olive * Combat uniform: Green, Black, Khaki , anniversaries = August 1st , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = 1948 Arab–Israeli War Six ...

. In 1973, he fought in

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and was decorated for his performance. During the illness of the

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in the period between November 1983 and March 1984 Hassan was made one of the members of the secret military commanders committee. One of Hassan's commands was the ninth mechanized infantry of the army in 1985. He was appointed head of the political security directorate in 1987, replacing Ahmad Said Salih in the post. Hassan was one of

Ali Duba Ali Issa Ibrahim Duba ( ar, علي عيسى ابراهيم دوبا, born 1933), also known as ''Ali Douba'', is a former head of the Syrian military intelligence and was a close adviser to the Syrian president Hafez al-Assad. The military inte ...

's allies during this period. Hassan's term ended in October 2002, and he was replaced by

Ghazi Kanaan Ghazi Kanaan ( ar, غازي كنعان; 1942 – 12 October 2005), also known as Abu Yo'roub, was Syria's interior minister from 2004 to 2005, and long-time head of Syria's security apparatus in Lebanon. His violent death during an investigat ...

as head of the political security directorate. Hassan became a member of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's Central Committee in 2000 following the death of

. Hassan retired from politics in 2005.

Activities

Hassan signed the agreement between Syria and

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on 20 October 1998, which established that Syria recognizes the

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as a terrorist organization. The agreement is known as Adana agreement. He further involved in the security talks between the countries in 2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan, Adnan Badr Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region politicians Directors of intelligence agencies Homs Military Academy alumni Living people People from Homs Governorate Syrian Alawites Syrian generals Syrian people of the Yom Kippur War Year of birth missing (living people)