Adnan Badr Hassan

Hassan hails from Alawite family from Al Mukharram, Homs governorate.^[1][2] He received religious education in Homs and attended the Homs Military Academy.^[3]

Hassan was a major general in the Syrian army.^[4] In 1973, he fought in Arab-Israeli war and was decorated for his performance.^[3] During the illness of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad between November 1983 and March 1984, Hassan was made one of the members of the secret military commanders committee.^[5] One of Hassan's commands was the ninth mechanized infantry of the army in 1985.^[2][6] He was appointed head of the political security directorate in 1987,^[7] replacing Ahmad Said Salih in the post.^[1][8] Hassan was one of Ali Duba's allies during this period.^[2] Hassan's term ended in October 2002, and he was replaced by Ghazi Kanaan as head of the political security directorate.^[9]

Hassan became a member of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's Central Committee in 2000 following the death of Hafez al-Assad.^[10][11] Hassan retired from politics in 2005.^[12][13]

Hassan signed the agreement between Syria and Turkey on 20 October 1998, signifying that Syria recognized the PKK as a terrorist organization.^[4] The agreement is known as Adana Agreement.^[14] He was further involved in the security talks between the countries in 2000.^[15]