Hisham Ikhtiyar

Major General Hisham Ikhtiyar (Arabic: هشام اختيار); 1941 – 20 July 2012) (family name also transliterated as Ikhtiar, Bakhtiar, Bekhityar, Bekhtyar and other variants) was a Syrian military official, and a national security adviser to president Bashar al-Assad.

Hisham Ikhtiyar
هشام اختيار
Director of the National Security Bureau of
the Regional Command
In office
9 June 2005  18 July 2012
Regional SecretaryBashar al-Assad
Preceded byMohammed Saeed Bekheitan
Succeeded byAli Mamlouk
Director of the General Intelligence Directorate
In office
December 2001  9 June 2005
PresidentBashar al-Assad
Preceded byAli Hammoud
Succeeded byAli Mamlouk
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office
9 June 2005  18 July 2012
Personal details
Born1941
Damascus, Syria
Died20 July 2012 (aged 7071)
Damascus, Syria
Military service
Allegiance Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Armed Forces
Rank Major General
CommandsGeneral Security Directorate (2001–2005)
National Security Bureau (2005–2012)
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