Ali Abdullah Ayyoub

Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (Arabic: علي عبد الله أيوب, romanized: ʿAlī ʿAbd Allāh Ayyūb) (born 28 April 1952 in Latakia) is a Syrian senior miltary officer who serves as the current Deputy Prime Minister of Syria. He was the former Minister of Defense and was personally appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 1 January 2018.

Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
علي عبد الله أيوب
Ayyoub in 2020
Deputy Prime Minister of Syria
Assumed office
30 August 2020
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterHussein Arnous
13th Minister of Defense
In office
1 January 2018  28 April 2022
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Prime MinisterImad Khamis
Hussein Arnous
Preceded byFahd Jassem al-Freij
Succeeded byAli Mahmoud Abbas
Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces
In office
18 July 2012  1 January 2018
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Defense MinisterFahd Jassem al-Freij
Preceded byFahd Jassem al-Freij
Succeeded bySalim Harba
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces
In office
Unknown  18 July 2012
Defense MinisterDawoud Rajiha
Chief of StaffFahd Jassem al-Freij
Succeeded byBassam Najm el-Din Antakiali
Personal details
Born (1952-04-28) 28 April 1952
Latakia, Second Syrian Republic
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/service Syrian Arab Army
Years of service1972–present
Rank Lieutenant general
Unit14th Engineering Battalion
CommandsChief of Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
5th Armoured Division
112th Mechanized Brigade
Battles/wars

Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding manoeuvre formations and is also recognized as a specialist in land warfare.

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