Ministry of Interior (Syria)
Government ministry of Syria
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The Ministry of Interior (Arabic: وزارة الداخلية, romanized: Wizārat al-Dākhilīyah) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for internal affairs. Its headquarters were located on Kafr Sousa in Damascus.[1] According to the Ministry official website, its tasks are limited to the protection and enforcement of security.[2]
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| وزارة الداخلية Wizārat al-Dākhilīyah | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Syria |
| Headquarters | Kafr Sousa, Damascus |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | moi |
The former headquarters of the Ministry of Interior was located at the Grand Serail which was established in 1900 near Marjeh Square.[3] The building was transferred to the Ministry of Tourism in 2011 for use as a hotel.[4]
Organization
The Ministry of Interior is divided into several Directorates:
Ministers of Interior
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| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid Talaa | 30 September 1918 | 8 March 1920 | |
| Reda Al Solh | 9 March 1920 | 3 May 1920 | 1st tenure |
| Vacant (3 – 5 May 1920) | |||
| Reda Al Solh | 5 May 1920 | 25 July 1920 | 2nd tenure |
| Ata Bey al-Ayyubi | 25 July 1920 | 28 June 1922 | 1st tenure |
| Mustafa Nemat | 28 June 1922 | 21 December 1924 | |
| Nasri Bakhash | 21 December 1924 | 21 December 1925 | |
| Husni al-Barazi | 4 May 1926 | 12 June 1926 | 1st tenure |
| Wathiq Moayad al-Azm | 12 June 1926 | 2 December 1926 | |
| Raouf Al Ayoubi | 2 December 1926 | 8 February 1928 | |
| Said Mahasin | 15 February 1928 | 19 November 1931 | |
| Badie Moayad al-Azm | 19 November 1931 | 11 June 1932 | Acting |
| Haqqi al-Azm | 15 June 1932 | 17 March 1934 | |
| Taj al-Din al-Hasani | 17 May 1934 | 23 February 1936 | |
| Ata Bey al-Ayyubi | 23 February 1936 | 21 December 1936 | 2nd tenure |
| Saadallah al-Jabiri | 21 December 1936 | 18 February 1939 | |
| Nasuhi al-Bukhari | 5 April 1939 | 8 July 1939 | |
| Khalid al-Azm | 3 April 1941 | 12 September 1941 | |
| Husni al-Barazi | 18 April 1942 | 8 January 1943 | 2nd tenure |
| Jamil al-Ulshi | 8 January 1943 | 25 March 1943 | |
| Ata Bey al-Ayyubi | 25 March 1943 | 19 August 1943 | 3rd tenure |
| Lutfi al-Haffar | 19 August 1943 | 14 October 1944 | 1st tenure |
| Fares al-Khoury | 14 October 1944 | 14 March 1945 | |
| Sabri al-Asali | 14 March 1945 | 23 August 1945 | 1st tenure |
| Lutfi al-Haffar | 26 August 1945 | 25 April 1946 | 2nd tenure |
| Sabri al-Asali | 25 April 1946 | 27 December 1946 | 2nd tenure |
| Jamil Mardam Bey | 28 December 1946 | 2 October 1947 | |
| Muhsin al-Barazi | 6 October 1947 | 19 August 1948 | |
| Sabri al-Asali | 23 August 1948 | 2 December 1948 | 3rd tenure |
| Adel al-Azma | 16 December 1948 | 29 March 1949 | |
| Husni al-Za'im | 16 April 1949 | 26 June 1949 | |
| Muhsin al-Barazi | 26 June 1949 | 14 August 1949 | |
| Rushdi al-Kikhya | 14 August 1949 | 12 December 1949 | |
| Ahmad Qanbar | 24 December 1949 | 27 December 1949 | 1st tenure |
| Sami Kabbara | 27 December 1949 | 4 June 1950 | 1st tenure |
| Rashad Barmada | 4 June 1950 | 27 March 1951 | 1st tenure |
| Sami Kabbara | 28 March 1951 | 8 August 1951 | 2nd tenure |
| Rashad Barmada | 9 August 1951 | 28 November 1951 | 2nd tenure |
| Ahmad Qanbar | 28 November 1951 | 1 December 1951 | 2nd tenure |
| Fawzi Selu | 9 June 1952 | 11 July 1953 | |
| Nuri al-Aybash | 19 July 1953 | 1 March 1954 | |
| Ali Bozo | 1 March 1954 | 19 June 1954 | 1st tenure |
| Ismail Quly | 19 June 1954 | 29 October 1954 | |
| Ahmad Qanbar | 29 October 1954 | 13 February 1955 | 3rd tenure |
| Sabri al-Asali | 13 February 1955 | 13 September 1955 | 4th tenure |
| Abdul-Hasib Arslan | 13 September 1955 | 14 September 1955 | |
| Ali Bozo | 14 September 1955 | 14 June 1956 | 2nd tenure |
| Ahmad Qanbar | 14 June 1956 | 31 December 1957 | 4th tenure |
| Sabri al-Asali | 31 December 1956 | 6 March 1958 | 5th tenure |
| Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj | 6 March 1958 | 28 September 1961 | |
| Adnan al-Quwatli | 29 September 1961 | 20 November 1961 | |
| Abdul-Salam al-Tarmanini | 20 November 1961 | 22 December 1961 | |
| Ahmad Qanbar | 22 December 1961 | 27 March 1962 | 5th tenure |
| Abdel Halim Qaddur | 16 April 1962 | 17 September 1962 | |
| Aziz Abdul Karim | 17 September 1962 | 8 March 1963 | |
| Amin al-Hafiz | 9 March 1963 | 4 August 1963 | |
| Nureddin al-Atassi | 4 August 1963 | 14 May 1964 | |
| Mohamed Fahmy Achouri | 14 May 1964 | 3 October 1964 | |
| Abd al-Karim al-Jundi | 3 October 1964 | 24 December 1964 | |
| Mohammed Khair Badawi | 24 December 1964 | 23 September 1965 | |
| Mohammed Eid Achaoui | 23 September 1965 | 27 December 1965 | |
| Mohamed Fahmy Achouri | 1 January 1966 | 23 February 1966 | |
| Mohammed Eid Achaoui | 1 March 1966 | 28 October 1968 | |
| Mohammed Rabah Al-Tawil | 28 October 1968 | 21 November 1970 | |
| Abdul Rahman Khleifawi | 21 November 1970 | 4 March 1971 | |
| Ali Zaza | 4 March 1971 | 8 July 1976 | |
| Adnan Dabbagh | 8 July 1976 | 14 January 1980 | |
| Nasser al-Din Nasser | 14 January 1980 | 8 April 1985 | |
| Mohammad Ghobash | 8 April 1985 | 11 January 1987 | |
| Muhammad Harba | 11 January 1987 | 12 December 2001 | [6] |
| Ali Hammoud | 13 December 2001 | 7 October 2004 | [6] |
| Ghazi Kanaan | 7 October 2004 | 12 October 2005 | |
| Bassam Abdel Majeed | 12 February 2006 | 23 April 2009 | |
| Said Sammour | 23 April 2009 | 14 April 2011 | |
| Mohammad al-Shaar | 14 April 2011 | 26 November 2018 | [7] |
| Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun | 26 November 2018 | 8 December 2024 | |
| Mohammad Abdul Rahman | 10 December 2024 | 19 January 2025 | |
| Ali Keda | 19 January 2025 | 29 March 2025 | |
| Anas Khattab | 29 March 2025 | Incumbent | |
