General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub ( ar, علي عبد الله أيوب, ʿAlī ʿAbd Allāh Ayyūb) (born 28 April 1952 in
Latakia
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) is the current
Deputy Prime Minister of Syria
The Deputy Prime Minister of Syria (Arabic: نائب رئيس الوزراء السوري) is the deputy to the Prime Minister of Syria, who is head of the government of Syria, and a member of the Council of Ministers. The deputy prime minister ...
, senior
Syrian Arab Army
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officer and former
Minister of Defense
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. He was appointed by
Syrian President
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Bashar al-Assad
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on 1 January 2018.
General Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding manoeuvre formations and is also recognized as a specialist in land warfare.
Education
Military Education
* Bachelor in Military Sciences, Armoured Branch, Military Academy, Homs (1971–1973)
* Appointed with the rank of Lieutenant under probation (1973)
* Company Commander Course
* Battalion Commander Course
* Command and Staff Course
* Higher Staff Course (War Course)
Functions and main responsibilities
* Former commander of different Armoured Brigades of Syrian Land Forces and Syrian Republican Guard
* Former commander of the 4th Armoured Division
* Former commander of the First Army Corps (regrouping the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 7th Divisions), Damascus
* Former Chief of Staff of the Arab Syrian Arab Army between 12 July 2012 and 31 December 2017
References
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1952 births
Living people
Syrian generals
Syrian ministers of defense
Chiefs of Staff of the Syrian Army
People from Latakia Governorate
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region politicians
Frunze Military Academy alumni
Deputy Prime Ministers of Syria
Homs Military Academy alumni