Rustum Ghazaleh

Rustum Ghazaleh
رستم غزالة
Head of Political Security Directorate
In office
25 July 2012 – 24 April 2015
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterRiyad Farid Hijab
Wael Nader al-Halqi
Succeeded byNasser al-Ali
Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate Branch 227 (Rif Dimashq)
In office
2005 – 25 July 2012
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byMohammed Dib Zaitoun
Head of Military Intelligence in Lebanon
In office
December 2002 – 30 April 2005
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byGhazi Kanaan
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
Personal details
Born(1953-05-03)3 May 1953
Died24 April 2015(2015-04-24) (aged 61)
Damascus, Syria
PartyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Ba'athist Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1973–2015
Rank Lieutenant general
Unit112th Mechanized Brigade
Military Intelligence
Political Security Directorate
CommandsSyrian Forces in Lebanon
Battles/warsLebanese Civil War
Syrian civil war
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Rustum Ghazaleh (Arabic: رستم غزالة) also transl. from Arabic as Rostom Ghazale, Rustom Ghazalah, Rustom Ghazali; (3 May 1953 – 24 April 2015) was a Syrian military and intelligence officer.