Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan
Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan | |
|---|---|
محمد سعيد بخيتان | |
Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
| In office 21 June 2000 – 8 July 2013 | |
| Governor of Hama | |
| In office 1993–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Asaad Mustafa |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Died | 11 March 2022 Damascus, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Political party | Syria Regional Branch of the Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Rank | General |
Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan (
Arabic: محمد سعيد بخيتان; 1945 – 11 March 2022) was a Syrian politician who was the Assistant Secretary of the Syrian Regional Command of the Ba'ath Party. He held the position since 2005. He was a close associate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher al-Assad and was considered a senior decision-maker in the government.[1]
Biography
Bukheitan was a
National Security Bureau from 2000 to 2005 and since then has been the Assistant Secretary of the Syrian Regional Command of the Baath Party, the second highest position in the political party after the Syrian president.[citation needed
]
Bekheitan was described by sources as an old guard Ba'athist who opposed reform efforts in Syria, even from inside the Ba'ath party. He was sanctioned by the European Union for "his senior decision making role in the repression of protesters participating in the
References
- ^ a b "Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011". EuroLex. 52011PC0887. 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- S2CID 154739379. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "قيادة حزب البعث تنعي رئيس مكتب الأمن القومي والأمين القطري".
