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Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh

Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh

Syrian major general

Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh (Arabic: عبد الفتاح قدسية; born 1953) is since 2012 the deputy director of the Syrian National Security Bureau and a close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad.[1]

Quick Facts Deputy Director of National Security Bureau of the Regional Command, Regional Secretary ...

Early life

Qudsiyeh was born in Hama in 1953.[2][3]

Career

Qudsiyeh is a major general. He served in the special forces and was the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate of Syria.[4] He also served as the head of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate from 2009 to July 2012.[4][5]

After the National Security headquarters bombing in July 2012, he was appointed as the deputy director of the National Security Bureau which became headed by Ali Mamlouk.[6] Qudsiyeh was replaced by Rafiq Shahadah as general director of the military intelligence.[6]

Sanctions

Since 9 May 2011, Qudsiyeh is one of several officials sanctioned by the European Union.[7][8][9] He was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that he "involved in violence against the civilian population" during the Syrian civil war.[2] He was also sanctioned by the United States[1] and the Swiss government.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bashar al-Assad's inner circle". BBC. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. [2]
    "List of natural and legal persons". Official Journal of the EU. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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    "Ordinance instituting measures against Syria" (PDF). Federal Department of Economy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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    Black, Ian (28 April 2011). "Six Syrians who helped Bashar al-Assad keep iron grip after father's death". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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    Kaphie, Anud (18 July 2012). "Who's who in Bashar al-Assad's inner circle?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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    "Assad reshuffles top security posts after bombing that killed four senior officials". The Times of Israel. Damascus. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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    Syria's Assad 'reshuffles security chiefs' UPI, 21 October 2010
  8. [8]
    List of 13 Syrian officials blacklisted by the EU Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Youkal. Retrieved 21 July 2012 (Arabic)
  9. [9]
    State funeral for three Syrian officials as Assad’s inner circle shrinks Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Star 21 July 2012
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