Ali Mamlouk
Ali Mamlouk | |
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علي مملوك | |
Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs | |
Hisham Ikhtiar | |
Succeeded by | Zouheir Hamad |
Personal details | |
Born | National Security Bureau (2012–2019) | 19 February 1946
Ali Mamlouk (
Early life
Ali Mamlouk was born in Al-Bahsa,
Career
Mamlouk is said to be one of the founding officers of the Syrian
Mamlouk was said to be on good terms with all of Syria's intelligence agencies; the heads of the
Syrian Civil War
Mamlouk is one of many officials sanctioned by the
In August 2012, Ali Mamlouk was accused of trying to blow up the situation in Lebanon in agreement with Lebanese Minister Michel Samaha, who admitted to transporting explosives in his car to carry out assassinations of a list of people in agreement with Syria.[19][20] Samaha with the help of the former Lebanese Security Chief Jamil Al Sayyed "tried to carry out assassination" of Samir Geagea, Saad Hariri and Wissam al-Hassan.[21]
In May 2015, concern mounted regarding Mamlouk's whereabouts and health after not having been seen for some time, leading to comparisons with
In 2018, Maj. Gen. Mamlouk made a rare visit to Cairo to meet with his Egyptian counterpart, Abbas Kamel, director of the GIS with discussing “political, security and counterterrorism issues”.[25] Between 2021 and 2023, he held meetings with Saudi intelligence chief Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan, the first such since the outbreak of the civil war.[26] On 18 January 2024, President Bashar al-Assad appointed Mamlouk as a special security advisor and deputy vice president of the Syrian Arab Republic for security and military affairs.[27][2]
Criminal investigations
On 11 August 2012, Lebanon indicted Ali Mamlouk in absentia and former Lebanese Information Minister Michel Samaha for their alleged plots to assassinate Lebanese political and religious figures.[28] Lebanese judicial officials issued a warrant for Mamlouk's arrest on 4 February 2013.[29]
In November 2018,
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- ^ a b "List of natural and legal persons". Official Journal of the EU. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Who is Ali Mamlouk indicted by the Lebanese Judiciary?". LBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Bashar al-Assad's inner circle". BBC. 18 May 2011.
- ^ دمشق ، باريس 19 حزيران / يونيو 2005_اللواء علي مملوك : Archived 2017-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kaphie, Anud (18 July 2012). "Who's who in Bashar al-Assad's inner circle?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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- ^ State funeral for three Syrian officials as Assad’s inner circle shrinks Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Star 21 July 2012
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- ^ "Meeting between Saudi and Syrian intelligence chiefs hints at detente". The Guardian. 4 May 2021.
- ^ ترفيع علي مملوك وكفاح ملحم المصنفين ضمن قائمة العقوبات الأمريكية
- ^ Mroue, Bassem (4 February 2013). "Lebanon Issues Arrest Warrant for Syrian Official". ABC News. Beirut. AP. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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- ^ "France issues arrest warrants for senior Syrian officials“ Reuters November 2018