Syrian intelligence officer and politician (1942–2005)
Ghazi Kanaan غازي كنعان
Minister of Interior
In office 4 October 2004 – 12 October 2005
President
Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister
Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Preceded by
Ali Hammoud
Succeeded by
Bassam Abdel Majeed
Director of Political Security Directorate
In office 2002–2004
President
Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by
Adnan Badr Hassan
Succeeded by
Muhammad Mansoura
Personal details
Born
1942 Bhamra, Latakia Governorate, Syria
Died
12 October 2005(2005-10-12) (aged 62–63) Damascus, Syria
Political party
Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance
Syria
Branch/service
Syrian Armed Forces
Years of service
1963–2004
Rank
Major General
Ghazi Kanaan (Arabic: غازي كنعان; 1942 – 12 October 2005), also known as Abu Yo'roub, was Syria's interior minister from 2004 to 2005, and long-time head of Syria's security apparatus in Lebanon from 1982 to 2002.
Employing tactics such as endorsing pro-Syrian candidates and employing intimidation, Kanaan had a considerable influence over Lebanese politics, ensuring Lebanon is aligned with Syria's agenda. Kanaan was questioned during the investigation into Rafic Hariri's assassination in 2005. His violent death later that year, officially declared a suicide, was met with skepticism by some, drawing international attention.[1]
^Najem, Tom; Amore, Roy C.; Abu Khalil, As'ad (2021). Historical Dictionary of Lebanon. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East (2nd ed.). Lanham Boulder New York London: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-5381-2043-9.
GhaziKanaan (Arabic: غازي كنعان; 1942 – 12 October 2005), also known as Abu Yo'roub, was Syria's interior minister from 2004 to 2005, and long-time head...
According to a report, Syrian Minister of Defense Mustafa Tlass instructed GhaziKanaan, the commander of Syrian forces in Lebanon, to establish links between...
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Lebanon Hammoud and three other Syrian military officers, Saeed Bairaqdar, GhaziKanaan and Zuheir Mustat, escaped an assassination in Ghobeiry district of Beirut...
According to a report, Syrian Minister of Defense Mustafa Tlass instructed GhaziKanaan, the commander of Syrian forces in Lebanon, to establish links between...
of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad; head of the Presidential Guard GhaziKanaan – Syria's interior minister, 2004–2005; long-time head of Syria's security...
The senior Syrian military commander in Lebanon, Brigadier General GhaziKanaan, said that militia rule of Lebanon had ended and that the Syrian intervention...
2000 to date. Ali Aslan, Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army 1998-2002. GhaziKanaan, Head of Syrian Intelligence in Lebanon 1982-2002; Syrian Minister of...
Beirut of 7,000 Syrian Commando troops under the command of Major general GhaziKanaan, assisted by Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) gendarmes, who immediately...
relations with the Syrian Army and intelligence generals in Lebanon, such as GhaziKanaan, and also with the Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam. In the...
appointed the interior minister of Syria on 11 February 2006, succeeding GhaziKanaan. When he was in office, Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyeh was killed...
and Tripoli-Miniyeh-Zgharta-Koura-Batroun. Those division were made by GhaziKanaan and Rafik Hariri to ensure that the Sunni majority would take away the...
26 years Salah Jadid, Major General, De Facto former leader of Syria GhaziKanaan, Syria's interior minister and head of Syria's security apparatus in...
period. Hassan's term ended in October 2002, and he was replaced by GhaziKanaan as head of the political security directorate. Hassan became a member...
put him in charge of the Lebanon dossier, along with al-Shihabi and GhaziKanaan. In January 1993, Duba was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed...
Minister of Interior GhaziKanaan was interviewed in September 2005 by Detlev Mehlis' team as a "witness" in the assassination. Kanaan denied any involvement...
against Tlass and the head of Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon, GhaziKanaan, charging that they were responsible for providing the perpetrators with...
head of Syrian operations in Lebanon, but defended his predecessor, GhaziKanaan, Syria's interior minister. Khaddam also said that former Lebanese prime...
next few days, with intermittent ceasefire attempts. Syrian colonel GhaziKanaan, backed by Berri, proposed the deployment of Syrian troops in south Beirut...
law that Critics argue was implemented by Syrian intelligence chief GhaziKanaan and Rafik Hariri, that does not provide for a real popular representation...
were tasked with Syria's administration in Lebanon.[citation needed] GhaziKanaan and Rustum Ghazaleh were the two intelligence officers who controlled...
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