Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar

Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar
Interior Minister
In office 14 April 2011 – incumbent
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Adel Safar
Preceded by	Said Mohammad Sammour
Commander of the Military Police
In office ? – 14 April 2011
President	Bashar al-Assad
Personal details
Born	1950 (age 60–61) Latakia
Children	five

Major General Mohammad Ibrahim al-Shaar was born in Latakia in 1950.

Early life, education and career

Al-Shaar was born in Latakia in 1950. He joined the armed forces in 1971 and held a number of security positions, including Chief of the military police in Aleppo and was the Director of Sednaya prison. He was commander of the military police prior to being appointed Minister of the Interior.

Personal life

Al-Shaar is married and has two sons and three daughters.

Sanctions

On May 10, 2011 the EU had placed sanctions on him along with 12 others.^[1]

See also

• Cabinet of Syria

References

1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13344345

• Minister of Agriculture and Agrian Reform Dr. Riyad Farid Hijab, SANA
• Biography of the new Syrian government 2011 - the names and lives of government ministers, Syria FM, 17 April 2011

External links

• Ministry of Interior official government website

Political offices
Preceded by Said Mohammad Sammour	Interior Minister 2011–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Al-Shaar, Mohammad Ibrahim
Alternative names
Short description	Minister of the Interior
Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	Latakia, Syria
Date of death
Place of death