Ali Noureddine al-Naasan

Ali Noureddine al-Naasan
علي نور الدين النعسان
Chief of the General Staff
Assumed office
21 December 2024
PresidentAhmed al-Sharaa
Prime MinisterMohammed al-Bashir (2024–2025)
Preceded byAbdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim
Personal details
Born1970 (age 55–56)
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (until 2025)
ProfessionMilitary officer
NicknameAbu Hamza (ابو حمزة)
Military service
Allegiance
Formerly
Branch/service Syrian Army
Rank Major general
Commands Syrian Armed Forces
Battles/wars
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Ali Noureddine al-Naasan (Arabic: علي نور الدين النعسان) is a Syrian military officer and former rebel commander who serves as the incumbent chief of staff of the Syrian Armed Forces in the Syrian transitional government. Prior to the Syrian civil war, al-Naasan served as a Syrian Army officer under the Ba'athist government, later defecting in early 2011 to the Syrian opposition.