Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview Shmuel Bar ...
Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview Shmuel Bar ... Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview Shmuel Bar ...
Central Committee ‘Izzat Kinj Alawite Vice President of the GeneralOrganization for Workers’UnionCentral Committee Deputy Dr. Faisal AhmadKulthoumCentral Committee Dr. Khalil Mashhadiyya Secretary of the PartyBranch in DamascusCentral Committee ‘Abd al-Karim Mustafa Secretary of the PartyBranch in TartousCentral Committee Deputy Ihsan MohammadMuhsen57 Ph.D. in Law (Syria) Sunni (Al-Misilmiya,Ham’ah)Sunni45 Sunni (Moartoasrine,Idleb)Since 2003 MP on behalf ofother people’s category,HamaSunni A member in the CC since 2000Since 2003 MP on behalf of theworkers & peasants sector,IdlebCentral Committee Dr. Ramadan Ramadan Sunni Head of the Medicines’SyndicateMinister of EducationCentral Committee Minister Ali Sa’ad 52 Ph.D. in Psychology(Bucharest,Rumania)Central Committee Deputy Mohammad‘Ammar MohammadNozad Sa’atiCentral Committee Dr. ‘Adel Ahmad Safar 52 PhD from the EcoleNationale del ′ Agriculture & desIndustriesAlimentaires Nancy(France)Central Committee Deputy Ibrahim AhmadShamiyehSunni (Banaamo,Tartous)Sunni President of the National Unionof Syrian Students; since2003 MP on behalf of theworkers & peasants sector,DamascusSunni (DamascusCountryside)Minister of Agriculture; formerSecretary of the Ba’th Party’sBranch in the University ofDamascus62 Sunni (Zakiah) President of the Syrian Union ofPeasants; since 2003 MP onbehalf of the workers &peasants sector, DamascusCountryside(Continued on next page)443
Main Figures in the Syrian Ba’th Party (Continued)Name Age Role in Ba’th Background Community RemarksCentral Committee Deputy Mrs. KulthumMuhi al-Din Wardeh59 Degree in Literature(Syria)Central Committee Ghazi Zu’eib Secretary of the PartyBranch in Ham’ahCentral Committee;Young GuardSecurity/Intelligence(Family)MilitaryOld GuardButhayna Sha’aban 52 CCMinister of EmigratesAffairs; Director ofthe Department ofForeign Informationin the ForeignMinistryGen. Asef Shawkat 55 Head of MilitaryIntelligenceGen. Ali MohammadHabib MahmoudOld Guard Security Gen. Bahjat Suleiman 61 Director in GeneralIntelligenceMaster & PhD inEnglish Literaturefrom WarwickUniversity (UK)Ph.D. in History fromthe University ofDamascusSunni (Salmiya,Ham’ah)SunniSunni (Mass’oudiavillage, Homs)Since 2003 MP on behalf of theworkers & peasants sector,Ham’ahFormer Official Translator ofthe Presidency (in Hafizal-Assad’s days and in thebeginning of Bashar’s term);a rival of Farouk al-Shara’;according to rumors, she issupposed to replace him asForeign MinisterAlawite (Tartous) Considered Syria’s “strongman”; Maher al-Asad’s rival;Bashar’s brother-in-law,married to Bushra, Bashar’selder sister66 Chief of Staff Military academy Alawite (Tartous) Member of the Baath; “oldguard”Ph.D. from Rumania(former Head ofState SecurityServices and formerHead of MilitaryIntelligence)Alawi Demoted; was one of thestrongest, most powerful andmost intimidating personas inthe regime. A rival of AsefShawkat.444
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Central Committee ‘Izzat Kinj Alawite Vice President of the GeneralOrganization for Workers’UnionCentral Committee Deputy Dr. Faisal AhmadKulthoumCentral Committee Dr. Khalil Mashhadiyya Secretary of the PartyBranch in DamascusCentral Committee ‘Abd al-Karim Mustafa Secretary of the PartyBranch in TartousCentral Committee Deputy Ihsan MohammadMuhsen57 Ph.D. in Law (<strong>Syria</strong>) Sunni (Al-Misilmiya,Ham’ah)Sunni45 Sunni (Moartoasrine,Idleb)Since 2003 MP on behalf ofother people’s category,HamaSunni A member in the CC since 2000Since 2003 MP on behalf of theworkers & peasants sector,IdlebCentral Committee Dr. Ramadan Ramadan Sunni Head of the Medicines’SyndicateMinister of EducationCentral Committee Minister Ali Sa’ad 52 Ph.D. in Psychology(Bucharest,Rumania)Central Committee Deputy Mohammad‘Ammar MohammadNozad Sa’atiCentral Committee Dr. ‘Adel Ahmad Safar 52 PhD from the EcoleNationale del ′ Agriculture & desIndustriesAlimentaires Nancy(France)Central Committee Deputy Ibrahim AhmadShamiyehSunni (Banaamo,Tartous)Sunni President of the National Unionof <strong>Syria</strong>n Students; since2003 MP on behalf of theworkers & peasants sector,DamascusSunni (DamascusCountryside)Minister of Agriculture; formerSecretary of the Ba’th Party’sBranch in the University ofDamascus62 Sunni (Zakiah) President of the <strong>Syria</strong>n Union ofPeasants; since 2003 MP onbehalf of the workers &peasants sector, DamascusCountryside(Continued on next page)443
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