The Ministry of Defense () is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria.

Ministers of Defense

State of Syria

* Jamil al-Ulshi (1920s) *

Yusuf al-'Azma Yusuf al-Azma ( ar, يوسف العظمة, ALA-LC: ''Yūsuf al-ʻAẓmah''; 1883 – 24 July 1920) was the Syrian minister of war in the governments of prime ministers Rida al-Rikabi and Hashim al-Atassi, and the Arab Army's chief of general sta ...

(1920s)

Mandatory Syria (First Syrian Republic)

*Abd al-Ghaffar al-Atrash (September 1941) * Nasuhi al-Bukhari (19 August 1943 –?)

(First Syrian Republic)

Jamil Mardam Bey Jamil Mardam Bey ( ota, جميل مردم بك; tr, Cemil Mardam Bey; 1895–1960), was a Syrian politician. He was born in Damascus to a prominent aristocratic family. He is a descendant of the Ottoman general, statesman and Grand Vizier Lala ...

(5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945) and (23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948) * Khalid al-Azm (26 August 1945 – 30 September 1945), (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949) and (13 February 1955 – 13 September 1955) * Saadallah al-Jabiri (23 October 1945 – 27 April 1946) * Nabih al-Azma (27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946) * Ahmad al-Sharabati (28 October 1946 – 23 May 1948) *

Husni al-Za'im Husni al-Za'im ( ar, حسني الزعيم ''Ḥusnī az-Za’īm''; 11 May 1897 – 14 August 1949) was a Syrian military officer and politician of Kurdish origin. Husni al-Za'im, had been an officer in the Ottoman Army. After France institute ...

(17 April 1949 – 1 July 1949) * Abdullah Atfeh (1 July 1949 – 28 December 1949) *

Akram El-Hourani Akram Al-Hourani ( ar, أَكْرَم الْحَوْرَانِي, ʾAkram al-Ḥawrānī, also transcribed El-Hourani, Howrani or Hurani) (November 1911 – 24 February 1996), was a Syrian politician who played a prominent role during the democra ...

(28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950) *

Fawzi Selu Fawzi Selu (1905–1972) ( ar, فوزي السلو, Fawzī al-Salū) was a Syrian military leader, politician and the President of Syria from December 3, 1951, to July 11, 1953. Career He studied at the Homs Military Academy and joined the Fre ...

(4 June 1950 – 13 November 1951) and (9 June 1952 – 19 July 1953) *Zaki al-Khatib (13 November 1951 – 9 June 1952) *Raf'at Khankan (19 July 1953 – 1 March 1954) *

Maarouf al-Dawalibi Maarouf al-Dawalibi ( ar, معروف الدواليبي, Maʿrūf al-Dawālībī; 29 March 1909 – 15 August 2004), was a Syrian politician and was twice the prime minister of Syria. He was born in Aleppo, and held a Ph.D. in Law. He served as a ...

(1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954) *

Said al-Ghazzi Said Al-Ghazzi ( ar, سعيد الغزي; 11 June 1893 ‎ – 18 September 1967) was a Syrian lawyer, politician and two time prime minister of Syria. He was born in Damascus. Early life Said belonged to the prominent al-Ghazzi family, wh ...

(19 June 1954 – 3 November 1954) * Rashad Barmada (3 November 1954 – 13 February 1955), (13 September 1955 – 14 June 1956) and (22 December 1961 – 16 April 1962) *Abd al-Hasib Raslan (14 June 1956 – 22 February 1958)

Abdel Hakim Amer Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer ( arz, محمد عبد الحكيم عامر, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967) was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the m ...

(22 February 1958 – 28 September 1961)

(Second Syrian Republic)

* Maamun al-Kuzbari (28 September 1961 – 20 November 1961) * Izzat al-Nuss (20 November 1961 – 22 December 1961) *Abdul Karim Zahreddine (16 April 1962 – 8 March 1963)

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Ministry of Defense
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Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

Organizations based in Damascus