Ministry of Interior (Syria)

Ministry of Interior
وزارة الداخلية
Wizārat al-Dākhilīyah
Agency overview
Formed1920 (1920)
JurisdictionGovernment of Syria
HeadquartersKafr Sousa, Damascus
Minister responsible
Websitemoia.gov.sy

The Ministry of Interior (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية, romanized: Wizārat al-Dākhilīyah) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for internal affairs. Its headquarters were located on Kafr Sousa in Damascus.[1] According to the Ministry official website, its tasks are limited to the protection and enforcement of security.[2]

The former headquarters of the Ministry of Interior was located at the Grand Serail which was established in 1900 near Marjeh Square.[3] The building was transferred to the Ministry of Tourism in 2011 for use as a hotel.[4]

Organization

The Ministry of Interior is divided into several Directorates:

Ministers of Interior

Name Took office Left office Notes
Rashid Talaa 30 September 1918 8 March 1920
Reda Al Solh 9 March 1920 3 May 1920 1st tenure
Vacant (3 – 5 May 1920)
Reda Al Solh 5 May 1920 25 July 1920 2nd tenure
Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 25 July 1920 28 June 1922 1st tenure
Mustafa Nemat 28 June 1922 21 December 1924
Nasri Bakhash 21 December 1924 21 December 1925
Husni al-Barazi 4 May 1926 12 June 1926 1st tenure
Wathiq Moayad al-Azm 12 June 1926 2 December 1926
Raouf Al Ayoubi 2 December 1926 8 February 1928
Said Mahasin 15 February 1928 19 November 1931
Badie Moayad al-Azm 19 November 1931 11 June 1932 Acting
Haqqi al-Azm 15 June 1932 17 March 1934
Taj al-Din al-Hasani 17 May 1934 23 February 1936
Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 23 February 1936 21 December 1936 2nd tenure
Saadallah al-Jabiri 21 December 1936 18 February 1939
Nasuhi al-Bukhari 5 April 1939 8 July 1939
Khalid al-Azm 3 April 1941 12 September 1941
Husni al-Barazi 18 April 1942 8 January 1943 2nd tenure
Jamil al-Ulshi 8 January 1943 25 March 1943
Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 25 March 1943 19 August 1943 3rd tenure
Lutfi al-Haffar 19 August 1943 14 October 1944 1st tenure
Fares al-Khoury 14 October 1944 14 March 1945
Sabri al-Asali 14 March 1945 23 August 1945 1st tenure
Lutfi al-Haffar 26 August 1945 25 April 1946 2nd tenure
Sabri al-Asali 25 April 1946 27 December 1946 2nd tenure
Jamil Mardam Bey 28 December 1946 2 October 1947
Muhsin al-Barazi 6 October 1947 19 August 1948
Sabri al-Asali 23 August 1948 2 December 1948 3rd tenure
Adel al-Azma 16 December 1948 29 March 1949
Husni al-Za'im 16 April 1949 26 June 1949
Muhsin al-Barazi 26 June 1949 14 August 1949
Rushdi al-Kikhya 14 August 1949 12 December 1949
Ahmad Qanbar 24 December 1949 27 December 1949 1st tenure
Sami Kabbara 27 December 1949 4 June 1950 1st tenure
Rashad Barmada 4 June 1950 27 March 1951 1st tenure
Sami Kabbara 28 March 1951 8 August 1951 2nd tenure
Rashad Barmada 9 August 1951 28 November 1951 2nd tenure
Ahmad Qanbar 28 November 1951 1 December 1951 2nd tenure
Fawzi Selu 9 June 1952 11 July 1953
Nuri al-Aybash 19 July 1953 1 March 1954
Ali Bozo 1 March 1954 19 June 1954 1st tenure
Ismail Quly 19 June 1954 29 October 1954
Ahmad Qanbar 29 October 1954 13 February 1955 3rd tenure
Sabri al-Asali 13 February 1955 13 September 1955 4th tenure
Abdul-Hasib Arslan 13 September 1955 14 September 1955
Ali Bozo 14 September 1955 14 June 1956 2nd tenure
Ahmad Qanbar 14 June 1956 31 December 1957 4th tenure
Sabri al-Asali 31 December 1956 6 March 1958 5th tenure
Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj 6 March 1958 28 September 1961
Adnan al-Quwatli 29 September 1961 20 November 1961
Abdul-Salam al-Tarmanini 20 November 1961 22 December 1961
Ahmad Qanbar 22 December 1961 27 March 1962 5th tenure
Abdel Halim Qaddur 16 April 1962 17 September 1962
Aziz Abdul Karim 17 September 1962 8 March 1963
Amin al-Hafiz 9 March 1963 4 August 1963
Nureddin al-Atassi 4 August 1963 14 May 1964
Mohamed Fahmy Achouri 14 May 1964 3 October 1964
Abd al-Karim al-Jundi 3 October 1964 24 December 1964
Mohammed Khair Badawi 24 December 1964 23 September 1965
Mohammed Eid Achaoui 23 September 1965 27 December 1965
Mohamed Fahmy Achouri 1 January 1966 23 February 1966
Mohammed Eid Achaoui 1 March 1966 28 October 1968
Mohammed Rabah Al-Tawil 28 October 1968 21 November 1970
Abdul Rahman Khleifawi 21 November 1970 4 March 1971
Ali Zaza 4 March 1971 8 July 1976
Adnan Dabbagh 8 July 1976 14 January 1980
Nasser al-Din Nasser 14 January 1980 8 April 1985
Mohammad Ghobash 8 April 1985 11 January 1987
Muhammad Harba 11 January 1987 12 December 2001 [6]
Ali Hammoud 13 December 2001 7 October 2004 [6]
Ghazi Kanaan 7 October 2004 12 October 2005
Bassam Abdel Majeed 12 February 2006 23 April 2009
Said Sammour 23 April 2009 14 April 2011
Mohammad al-Shaar 14 April 2011 26 November 2018 [7]
Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun 26 November 2018 8 December 2024
Mohammad Abdul Rahman 10 December 2024 19 January 2025
Ali Keda 19 January 2025 29 March 2025
Anas Khattab 29 March 2025 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ Simon Collis (9 February 2012). "Why you shouldn't question what you know is true". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. ^ "مهام الوزارة". Syrian Arab Republic Ministry of Interior (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "السراي الكبير". الموسوعة الدمشقية.
  4. ^ "مبنى وزارة الداخلية...الآثار الآبدة في قلب دمشق" (in Arabic). syria-in.com. 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Renamed as "Special Task Forces in the Desert" "Free Syrian Army" faction's affiliation transferred to the Ministry of Interior". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b Gambil, Gary (February 2002). "The Military-Intelligence Shakeup in Syria". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 4 (2). Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Top Syrian officials killed in major blow to al-Assad's regime". CNN.com. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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