| Said Mohammad Sammour سعيد محمد سمور | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior | |
In office 23 April 2009 – April 2011 | |
| President | Bashar Assad |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Naji Al Otari |
| Preceded by | Bassam Abdel Majid |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Al Shaar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 71–72) Jableh |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Major General |
Said Mohammad Sammour (Arabic language: سعيد محمد سمور) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer and politician who served as interior minister.
Early life and education
Sammour was born in Jableh in 1950.[1] He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature.[2] He also holds a diploma in aeronautical science.[2]
Career
Sammour is a former major general. He was the chief of Syrian military intelligence in Homs.[1] He also served at the same post in charge with the Damascus Region.[1][3] Then he was appointed deputy chief of the military intelligence in 2005,[4] and served in the post until 2009.[4][5]
On 23 April 2009, he was appointed interior minister to the cabinet headed by then prime minister Mohammad Naji Al Otari, and replaced Bassam Abdel Majid in the post.[6][7][8] In April 2011, Sammour was replaced by Mohammad Al Shaar as interior minister.[9][10]
Personal life
Sammour is married and has four children.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "President Assad's Cabinet Reshuffle". Wikileaks. 29 April 2009. http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=09DAMASCUS309. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "President Bashar Al Assad Issues a Number of Legislative Decrees". 23 April 2009. http://sana.sy/eng/21/2009/04/23/pr-223056.htm. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". IWPR. 1 May 2009. http://iwpr.net/report-news/ministerial-reshuffle-disappoints. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bar, Shmuel (2006). "Bashar’s Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview". http://www.herzliyaconference.org/_Uploads/2590Bashars.pdf. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ Robert G. Rabil (2006). Syria, The United States, and the War on Terror in the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 193. ISBN 978-0-275-99015-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=M18Jj0bMMl0C&pg=PA193. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ↑ "Syria’s ministerial reshuffle ‘disappointing’". 5 May 2009. http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=31887. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle". Carnegie Endowment. 24 April 2009. http://www.carnegieendowment.org/2009/04/24/syrian-cabinet-reshuffle/6ht4. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet with five new ministers". 24 April 2009. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6644083.html. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". 15 April 2011. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-04/15/c_13829531.htm. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". 15 April 2011. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/7351617.html. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bassam Abdel Majid |
Interior Minister 2009 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Mohammad Al Shaar |
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