Ahmed Suwaydani
Ahmad Suwaydani | |
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أحمد سويداني | |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces | |
| In office February 1966 – February 1968 | |
| Head of Bureau of Military Personnel | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Chief of Military Intelligence | |
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 1994 (aged 61–62) Nawa, Syria |
| Party | Ba'ath Party |
| Alma mater | Homs Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Second Syrian Republic (early 1950s–1958) United Arab Republic (1958–1961) Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963) Ba'athist Syria (1963–1968) |
| Branch/service | Syrian Army |
| Years of service | early 1950s–1968 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Six-Day War |
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Ahmad al-Suwaydani (Arabic: أحمد سويداني; 1932–1994) was a Syrian military officer who served the chief of staff of the Syrian Armed Forces from 1966 to 1968. He was best known for uncovering Israeli spy Eli Cohen’s espionage plans and activities in Syria during the 1960s. Prior to his position, he had served as chief of the Syrian Military Intelligence from 1963 to 1965 and the head of the Bureau of Military Personnel from 1965 to 1966. al-Suwaydani was dismissed and imprisoned for suspicions of plotting a coup d'état in 1968. In 1994, after serving 26 years in imprisonment, he was released and died shortly after.