Adnan Badr Hassan

Adnan Badr Hassan (Arabic: عدنان بدر حسن‎) is a retired Syrian major general, politician and the former chief of Syria's political security directorate.

Adnan Badr Hassan
Chief of Political Security Directorate
In office
1987 – October 2002
PresidentHafez Assad
Bashar Assad
Preceded byAhmad Sa'id Salih
Succeeded byGhazi Kanaan
Personal details
Born
Adnan Sulaiman Badr Al Hassan

Al-Mukharram, Syria
Political partySyrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Military service
AllegianceArmy of Syria
Rank Major General
Commands9th Mechanized Infantry

Background

Hassan hails from Alawite family from Al Mukharram, Homs governorate.[1][2]

Career

Hassan was a major general in the Syrian army.[3] One of his commands was the ninth mechanized infantry of the army in 1985.[2][4] He was appointed head of the political security directorate in 1987,[5] replacing Ahmad Said Salih in the post.[1][6] Hassan was one of Ali Duba's allies during this period.[2] Hassan's term ended in October 2002 and he was replaced by Ghazi Kanaan as head of the political security directorate.[7]

Hassan became a member of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's Central Committee in 2000 following the death of Hafez Assad.[8][9] Hassan retired from politics in 2005.[10][11]

Activities

Hassan signed the agreement between Syria and Turkey on 20 October 1998, which established that Syria recognizes the PKK as a terrorist organization.[3] He further involved in the security talks between the countries in 2000.[12]

References
  1. "Syria's Intelligence Services: A Primer". Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 2 (6). 1 July 2000. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. Hanna Batatu (1999). Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics. Princeton University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-691-00254-5.
  3. "Minutes of the Agreement" (PDF). Syrian Truth. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. Aaron Belkin (2005). United We Stand? Divide-And-Conquer Politics and the Logic of International Hostility. SUNY Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7914-6343-7.
  5. Global National Security and Intelligence Agencies Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Important Contacts. Int'l Business Publications. 2015. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-7397-9140-0.
  6. Rathmell, Andrew (1996). "Syria's Intelligence Services: Origins and Development". The Journal of Conflict Studies. 16 (2). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  7. Michael Young (12 October 2002). "The long goodbye". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  8. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2002). Middle East Contemporary Survey, Vol. 24, 2000. The Moshe Dayan Center. p. 558. ISBN 978-965-224-054-5.
  9. Alan George (2003). Syria: Neither Bread Nor Freedom. Zed Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-84277-213-3.
  10. Moubayed, Sami (July 2005). "Syria: Reform or Repair?" (PDF). Arab Reform Bulletin. 3 (6). Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  11. Scott Lasensky; Mona Yacoubian (December 2005). "Syria and political change" (PDF). USIPeace Briefing. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  12. Michael Eisenstadt (21 June 2000). "Who Rules Syria?". Policy. 472. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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