National Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

The National Security Bureau (Arabic: مكتب الأمن الوطني), officially the National Security Bureau of the Central Command of the Syrian Regional Branch (Arabic: مكتب الأمن الوطني لحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي – قطر سوريا), is a Ba'ath Party bureau which coordinates the work of Syria's intelligence agencies and advises the Regional Secretary. The current head of the National Security Bureau is Kifah Moulhem.[1]

National Security Bureau
مكتب الأمن الوطني
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1966
JurisdictionRegional Secretary of the Central Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
HeadquartersDamascus, Syria
Agency executives
  • Kifah Moulhem, Director
  • Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh, Deputy Director
Parent agencyRegional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Child agency

In the past, individual intelligence agencies had a significant degree of independence and generally reported directly to the president.[2] Since 2023, Bureau is conducting a set of restructuring measures in the security services, including merging some branches. Main goal of changes is amending the powers of intelligence services and withdrawing their presence in some state institutions and developing coordination among the agencies.[3]

Directors
  • Abd al-Karim al-Jundi (September 1966 – 2 March 1969)[4]
  • Naji Jamil (November 1970 – March 1978)
  • Ahmad Diyab (1979–1987)
  • Abdul Rauf al-Kasm (1987 – 17 June 2000)
  • Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan (21 June 2000 – 6 June 2005)
  • Hisham Ikhtiyar (9 June 2005 – 18 July 2012)
  • Ali Mamlouk (25 July 2012 – 9 July 2019)
  • Mohammed Dib Zaitoun (9 July 2019 – 18 January 2024)[5]
  • Kifah Moulhem (18 January 2024 – present)

Syrian intelligence agencies

References
  1. Ibrahim Hamidi (24 January 2024). "Is al-Assad about to have his very own 'Sadat Moment'?". Al Majalla. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. "Bashar al-Assad's inner circle". BBC News. 12 August 2012.
  3. "President al-Assad chairs a meeting for commanders of security apparatus in the army and armed forces".
  4. Kahana, Ephraim; Suwaed, Muhammad (2009). The A to Z of Middle Eastern Intelligence. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810871571.
  5. Paul Khalifeh (17 July 2019). "Syria war: Why did Assad restructure the military-security apparatus?". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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