Shafiq Fayadh
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Nativename
شفيق الفياض
Born1937
Ayn al-Arus, Jableh, First Syrian Republic
Died8 October 2015 (aged 77–78)
Allegiance
United Arab Republic (1959–1961)
Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963)
Ba'athist Syria (1963–2005)
United Arab Republic (1959–1961)
Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963) Ba'athist Syria (1963–2005)Shafiq al-Fayadh | |
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| Native name | شفيق الفياض |
| Born | 1937 Ayn al-Arus, Jableh, First Syrian Republic |
| Died | 8 October 2015 (aged 77–78) |
| Allegiance | United Arab Republic (1959–1961) Second Syrian Republic (1961–1963) Ba'athist Syria (1963–2005) |
| Branch |  Syrian Arab Army |
| Service years | 1959 – June 2005 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 3rd Division Damascus Army Garrison |
| Conflicts | |
| Relations | Hafez al-Assad (cousin) |
Shafiq al-Fayadh (1937 – 8 October 2015) (Arabic: شفيق الفياض) was a Syrian military officer and former commander of the Syrian Army's 3rd Division and a close adviser to President Hafez al-Assad. He was also one of the members of his inner circle.
Fayadh was born in the village of Ayn al-Arus, near Jableh, to an Alawite family of the prominent Kalbiyya clan. Other members of the clan include Fayadh's cousin and former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad.[1][2]
His son ‘Ala is married to Lamia, the daughter of Rifaat al-Assad.[2] Another of his sons married into a Christian family, whilst another married into a Shiite family.[3]
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