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Bassam Abdel Majeed
Minister of Interior
In office
11 February 2006 – 23 April 2009
PresidentBashar Assad
Prime MinisterMohammad Naji Al Otari
Preceded byGhazi Kanaan
Succeeded bySaid Mohammad Sammour
Ambassador to Belarus
In office
?–2019
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Succeeded byFarouk Taha
Personal details
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Beer Ajam, Syria
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Military service
RankMajor General

Bassam Abdel Majeed (Adyghe: Бэсим-Абдулмэджид, romanized: Bəsim-Abdulmədjid; Arabic: بسام عبد المجيد Basām 'Abd al-Majīd; born 1950) is a Syrian military officer, politician and diplomat of Circassian origin.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Majeed is of Circassian origin,[2] and was born into a Sunni Muslim family in 1950 in Beer Ajam, a village in the Quneitra Governorate in southwestern Syria.[3] He attended Syria's Air Force Academy, graduating in 1970.[3]

Career[edit]

Majeed held several military and security posts.[3] He was director of the military police from 2003 to 2006.[2] He was appointed the interior minister of Syria on 11 February 2006,[2][4] succeeding Ghazi Kanaan.[5][6] When he was in office, Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyeh was killed in Damascus in February 2008.[7] Majeed described the attack as "terrorist act".[8]

Majeed's term lasted until 23 April 2009 and he was replaced by Said Mohammad Sammour.[9] In October 2009, Majeed was appointed Syria's ambassador to Kuwait.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Majeed is married, and has two daughters and one son.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Belarus-Syria intergovernmental commission to sit in early 2019". 4 December 2018.
  • ^ a b c Sami Moubayed (16–22 February 2006). "Strengthening the line". Al Ahram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  • ^ a b c Landis, Joshua (11 February 2006). "The New Syrian Cabinet". Syria Comment. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  • ^ "Assad reshuffles cabinet amid pressure". TVNZ. 12 February 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  • ^ "Syrian leader reshuffles cabinet". BBC. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  • ^ "Syria Fills Vacancies in Cabinet Ministries". The New York Times. p. 16.
  • ^ "Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". IWPR. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  • ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub (13 February 2008). "Killing of Hezbollah commander "terrorist act"-Syria". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  • ^ "Syria: Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". Middle East Institute. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  • ^ "Syrian Ambassador to Kuwait sworn in before President Al-Assad". KUNA. Damascus. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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    Ghazi Kanaan

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    2006 – 2009
    Succeeded by

    Said Mohammad Sammour


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