National Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
The National Security Bureau (Arabic: مكتب الأمن الوطني), officially the National Security Bureau of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch (Arabic: مكتب الأمن الوطني لحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي – قطر سوريا), is a Ba'ath Party bureau which coordinates the work of Syria's intelligence agencies and advises the Regional Secretary. The individual intelligence agencies, however, in practice have a significant degree of independence and generally report directly to the president.[1] The current head of the National Security Bureau is Ali Mamlouk.
| مكتب الأمن الوطني | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | September 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Agency executive |
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Heads
- Abd al-Karim al-Jundi (September 1966 – 2 March 1969)
- Naji Jamil (November 1970 – March 1978)
- Ahmad Diyab (1979–1987)
- Abdul Rauf al-Kasm (1987 – 17 June 2000)
- Mohammed Saeed Bekheitan (21 June 2000 – 6 June 2005)
- Hisham Ikhtiyar (9 June 2005 – 18 July 2012)
- Ali Mamlouk (25 July 2012 – present)
Syrian intelligence agencies
References
- "Bashar al-Assad's inner circle". BBC News. 12 August 2012.
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| Military | |
| Law enforcement | |
| Intelligence | |
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