Hassan Hamada
Hassan Hamada | |
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حسن حمادة | |
| Deputy Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2025 | |
| Defence Minister of the Syrian Interim Government | |
| In office 15 November 2021 – 30 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Salim Idris |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hassan Mirei al-Hamada c. 1968 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Formerly
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| Branch/service | Syrian Air Force (until 2012) Syrian National Army (2017–2025) Syrian Air Force (Since 2025) |
| Years of service | 1991–2012 2017–2024 (Syrian opposition) 2025– (Syrian transitional government) |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
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| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
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Hassan Hamada (Arabic: حسن حمادة; born c. 1968), full name Hassan Mirei al-Hamada (Arabic: حسن ميري آل حمادة،), also spelled as Hammadeh, is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force. As a former colonel in the Ba'athist Syrian Air Force who, together with his MiG-21, defected to Jordan on 21 June 2012 during the Syrian civil war. Prior to the fall of the Assad regime, he had served as defense minister in the Syrian Interim Government and chief of staff of the Syrian National Army.