Former Syrian diplomat and intelligence chief (1949–2021)
Bahjat Suleiman
بهجت سليمان
Syrian Ambassador to Jordan
In office 2009–2014
President
Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister
Riyad Farid Hijab Wael Nader al-Halqi
Head of the Internal Intelligence Division (251) General Security Directorate
In office 1998–2005
President
Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by
Mohammed Nasif Kheirbek
Succeeded by
Fouad Nasif Kheir Bek
Personal details
Born
1949 (1949) Latakia, Syria
Died
25 February 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 71–72) Damascus, Syria
Resting place
Saydieh Zainab Martrys Cemetery
Political party
Ba'ath Party
Children
Majd Suleiman Haidara Suleiman
Nickname
Abou Al-Majd
Military service
Allegiance
Syria
Branch/service
Syrian Arab Army Defense Companies
Years of service
1968–2007
Rank
Brigadier General
Unit
Armored Division Military Intelligence Internal Intelligence
Battles/wars
1973 War 1982 Lebanon War
Bahjat Suleiman (Arabic: بهجت سليمان; 1949 – 25 February 2021), also known as Bahjat Sulayman, was a Syrian Ambassador to Jordan and head of the internal branch of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID), also known as Branch 251, in Syria.[1] He was instrumental in the accession of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to the presidency[2] and was considered to be his confidant and mentor,[3] and in his "inner circle."[4]
^George, Alan (2003). Syria : neither bread nor freedom. London: Zed Books. p. 36. ISBN 1-84277-212-0. OCLC 50919971.
^Khalaf, Roula (15 June 2012). "Bashar al-Assad: behind the mask". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^Bar, Shmuel (1 December 2006). "Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview". Comparative Strategy. 25 (5): 353–445. doi:10.1080/01495930601105412. ISSN 0149-5933. S2CID 154739379.
^"Who Rules Syria? Bashar al-Asad and the Alawi 'Barons'". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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