The Ministry of Defense () is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria.

Ministers of Defense

State of Syria

* Jamil al-Ulshi (1920s) * Yusuf al-'Azma (1920s)

Mandatory Syria (First Syrian Republic)

*Abd al-Ghaffar al-Atrash (September 1941) * Nasuhi al-Bukhari (19 August 1943 –?)

(First Syrian Republic)

Jamil Mardam Bey Jamil Mardam Bey ( ota, جميل مردم بك; tr, Cemil Mardam Bey; 1895–1960), was a Syrian politician. He was born in Damascus to a prominent aristocratic family. He is a descendant of the Ottoman general, statesman and Grand Vizier Lala ...

(5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945) and (23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948) * Khalid al-Azm (26 August 1945 – 30 September 1945), (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949) and (13 February 1955 – 13 September 1955) * Saadallah al-Jabiri (23 October 1945 – 27 April 1946) * Nabih al-Azma (27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946) * Ahmad al-Sharabati (28 October 1946 – 23 May 1948) *

Husni al-Za'im Husni al-Za'im ( ar, حسني الزعيم ''Ḥusnī az-Za’īm''; 11 May 1897 – 14 August 1949) was a Syrian military officer and politician of Kurdish origin. Husni al-Za'im, had been an officer in the Ottoman Army. After France institute ...

(17 April 1949 – 1 July 1949) * Abdullah Atfeh (1 July 1949 – 28 December 1949) * Akram El-Hourani (28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950) * Fawzi Selu (4 June 1950 – 13 November 1951) and (9 June 1952 – 19 July 1953) *Zaki al-Khatib (13 November 1951 – 9 June 1952) *Raf'at Khankan (19 July 1953 – 1 March 1954) *

Maarouf al-Dawalibi Maarouf al-Dawalibi ( ar, معروف الدواليبي, Maʿrūf al-Dawālībī; 29 March 1909 – 15 August 2004), was a Syrian politician and was twice the prime minister of Syria. He was born in Aleppo, and held a Ph.D. in Law. He served as a ...

(1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954) * Said al-Ghazzi (19 June 1954 – 3 November 1954) * Rashad Barmada (3 November 1954 – 13 February 1955), (13 September 1955 – 14 June 1956) and (22 December 1961 – 16 April 1962) *Abd al-Hasib Raslan (14 June 1956 – 22 February 1958)

Abdel Hakim Amer Mohamed Abdel Hakim Amer ( arz, محمد عبد الحكيم عامر, ; 11 December 1919 – 13 September 1967) was an Egyptian military officer and politician. Amer served in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and played a leading role in the m ...

(22 February 1958 – 28 September 1961)

(Second Syrian Republic)

* Maamun al-Kuzbari (28 September 1961 – 20 November 1961) * Izzat al-Nuss (20 November 1961 – 22 December 1961) *Abdul Karim Zahreddine (16 April 1962 – 8 March 1963)

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Ministry of Defense
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Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indus ...

Organizations based in Damascus