Hafez Makhlouf

Hafez Makhlouf
حافظ مخلوف
Head of Damascus Branch of General Intelligence Directorate
In office
2011–2014
Personal details
Born (1971-04-02) 2 April 1971
PartySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
RelationsRami Makhlouf (brother)
Iyad Makhlouf (brother)
Ihab Makhlouf (brother)
Bashar al-Assad (cousin)
Atef Najib (cousin)
Parent(s)Mohammed Makhlouf
Ghada Adib Mhanna
Military service
Allegiance Ba'athist Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1992–2025
Rank Brigadier General
UnitGeneral Intelligence
Military Intelligence
Republican Guard
Battles/warsSyrian civil war
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Hafez Mohamad Makhlouf (Arabic: حافظ مخلوف‎; born 2 April 1971), also known as Hafez Makhlouf, is a Syrian brigadier general and intelligence officer who headed the Damascus branch of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. He was a member of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's inner circle of close supporters.