Damascus: Bahjat Suleiman moved from his post
Syria, Politics, 6/17/2005

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made on Thursday important changes in the structure of the leadership of certain Syrian security forces.

He issued several decrees, one of them transfers Lt. Gen. Bahjat Suleiman from his post as a chief for the internal security forces in the general intelligence department ( state security ) to the general headquarters, seven years after assuming this post. For most of the Syrians, Suleiman's removal from this post is a big relief because he used to be personally responsible for nominating ambassadors and chiefs of executives posts for irresponsible candidates.

In place of Suleiman, al-Assad appointed Lt. Gen. Nasif Kheir Bek (the chairman of the technical branch in the military intelligence branch).

He also appointed Lt. Gen. Hassan Khallouf ( chairman of Palestine Branch of the military intelligence branch ) as a deputy director for the general intelligence Lt. Gen. Ali Mamlouk who had replaced Lt. Gen. Hisham al-Ikhtiar after the latter ( Ikhtiar) assumed his post as a chairman for the national security bureau in the Baath party regional leadership.

He also appointed Lt. Gen. Saeed Sammour ( chairman of the region's branch in the military intelligence department) as a deputy chairman for the military intelligence branch which is led by Lt. Gen. Asef Ahawkat since February 14, this year.

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