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Dawoud Rajiha
داوود راجحةMinister of Defense Incumbent Assumed office
8 August 2011President Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister Adel Safar Preceded by Ali Habib Mahmud Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army In office
3 June 2009 – 8 August 2011President Bashar al-Assad Preceded by Ali Habib Mahmud Succeeded by Assef Shawkat Personal details Born 1947 (age 63–64)[1]
Damascus, Syria[1]Religion Greek Orthodox[2] Military service Rank General General Dawoud Rajiha (Arabic: داوود راجحة), forename sometimes transliterated Dawood or Daoud, surname sometimes transliterated Rajha, is the Minister of Defense of the Syrian Arab Republic and a former chief of staff of the Syrian Arab Army.
Rajiha, a Greek Orthodox Christian,[2] was born in Damascus, the Syrian capital, in 1947. He was an artillery specialist in the military academy, from which he graduated in 1967. He attained the rank of lieutenant general in 1998 and made full general in 2005, a year after being made deputy chief of staff of the Syrian Army. After serving as the army chief of staff since Ali Habib Mahmud was named to head the Ministry of Defense in 2009, he was appointed to replace Mahmud as defense minister on 8 August 2011,[1] during the 2011 Syrian uprising.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "President al-Assad Issues Decree Naming Gen. Dawood Rajiha Defense Minister". SANA. 8 August 2011. http://www.sana.sy/eng/361/2011/08/08/362917.htm. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ a b c "Syria's Assad replaces defense minister with army chief of staff". Ha'aretz. 8 August 2011. http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-s-assad-replaces-defense-minister-with-army-chief-of-staff-1.377658. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
External links
- Ministry of Defense official government website
2011 Syrian uprising Events Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb · Siege of Baniyas · Siege of Daraa · Siege of Deir ez-Zor · Siege of Hama · Siege of Homs · Siege of Jisr ash-Shugur · Siege of Latakia · Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh · Siege of Rif Dimashq · Siege of TalkalakhPeople Bashar al-Assad · Maher al-Assad · Rami Makhlouf · Riad Seif · Michel Kilo · Ali Habib Mahmud · Dawoud Rajiha · Haitham al-Maleh · Yassin al-Haj Saleh · Riyad al-Turk · Kamal al-Labwani · Aref Dalila · Ali al-Abdallah · Anwar al-Bunni · Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni · Farid Ghadry · Anas al-Abdah · Ammar Abdulhamid · Abdul Halim Khaddam · Ammar al-Qurabi · Hamza Al-Khateeb · Wafa Sultan · Tal al-Mallohi · Bouthaina Shaaban · Rifaat al-Assad · Hafez al-Assad · Adnan Al-Aroor · Ibrahim Qashoush · Yaser Tabbara · Fida al-Sayed · Razan ZaitounehGroups Impact Background 1999 Latakia protests · 2004 Al-Qamishli riots · Damascus Declaration · Damascus Spring · Islamic uprising in SyriaOther Human rights in Syria · Syrian media coverage
Categories:- Syrian ministers of defense
- Ba'ath Party (Syria) politicians
- Living people
- 1947 births
- Chiefs of Staff of the Syrian Army
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