Hassan Hamada

Hassan Hamada
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 bySalim Idris
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornHassan Mirei al-Hamada
c. 1968
Military service
Allegiance
Formerly
Branch/service Syrian Air Force (until 2012)
Syrian National Army (2017–2025)
Syrian Air Force (Since 2025)
Years of service1991–2012
2017–2024 (Syrian opposition)
2025– (Syrian transitional government)
Rank Brigadier general
Unit
Battles/warsSyrian 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.