Fahd Jassem al-Freij
Fahd Jassem al-Freij | |
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فهد جاسم الفريج | |
| Member of the Central Command of the Ba'ath Party | |
| In office 22 April 2017 – 8 December 2024 | |
| 16th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 18 July 2012 – 1 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi Imad Khamis |
| Preceded by | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office 8 August 2011 – 18 July 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Defense Minister | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Preceded by | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Succeeded by | Ali Abdullah Ayyoub |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1950 |
| Party | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1968–2018 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit | Armoured Corps |
| Commands | Special Forces Operations Staff |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War Islamist uprising in Syria Syrian Civil War |
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Fahd Jassem al-Freij (Arabic: فهد جاسم الفريج; born 17 January 1950) is a retired Syrian military officer and the former Minister of Defense of Syria, took office on 18 July 2012 and left office on 1 January 2018.