Adnan Badr Hassan Explained

Birthname:Adnan Sulaiman Badr Al Hassan
Office:Director of Political Security Directorate
Term Start:1987
Term End:October 2002
Predecessor:Ahmad Sa'id Salih
Successor:Ghazi Kanaan
Rank: Major General
Allegiance:Syrian Army
Commands:9th Mechanized Infantry
Birth Place:Al-Mukharram, Syria
Party:Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Adnan Badr Hassan (Arabic: عدنان بدر حسن) is a retired Syrian major general, politician and the former chief of Syria's political security directorate.

Background

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

Career

Hassan was a major general in the Syrian army.[2] In 1973, he fought in Arab-Israeli war and was decorated for his performance.[1] During the illness of the Syrian President Hafez Assad in the period between November 1983 and March 1984 Hassan was made one of the members of the secret military commanders committee.[3] One of Hassan's commands was the ninth mechanized infantry of the army in 1985.[4] [5] He was appointed head of the political security directorate in 1987,[6] replacing Ahmad Said Salih in the post.[7] [8] Hassan was one of Ali Duba's allies during this period.[4] 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 Assad.[10] [11] Hassan retired from politics in 2005.[12] [13]

Activities

Hassan signed the agreement between Syria and Turkey on 20 October 1998, which established that Syria recognizes the PKK as a terrorist organization.[2] The agreement is known as Adana Agreement.[14] He further involved in the security talks between the countries in 2000.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Diana Darke. The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival. 2018. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-087485-8. 260. New York.
  2. Web site: Minutes of the Agreement. Syrian Truth. 8 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115045300/http://www.syriatruth.org/Portals/0/adana_syrian_turkish_agrrement_incomplete_%20turkish_version.pdf. 15 November 2012. dead.
  3. Ibrahim Hamidi. A Once Powerful Patriarch Returns to an Unrecognizable Syria. 17 June 2022. New Lines. 26 October 2021.
  4. Book: Hanna Batatu. Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics. 978-0-691-00254-5. 1999. 228. Princeton University Press. Princeton, NJ.
  5. Book: Aaron Belkin. United We Stand? Divide-And-Conquer Politics and the Logic of International Hostility. Albany, NY. 2005. SUNY Press. 978-0-7914-6343-7. 75.
  6. Book: Global National Security and Intelligence Agencies Handbook. 2015. Int'l Business Publications. 978-0-7397-9140-0. 233. 1.
  7. Syria's Intelligence Services: A Primer. Middle East Intelligence Bulletin. 1 July 2000. 2. 6.
  8. Andrew Rathmell. Syria's Intelligence Services: Origins and Development. The Journal of Conflict Studies. 1996. 16. 2.
  9. News: The long goodbye. 12 October 2002. Michael Young. 6 September 2013. The Daily Star.
  10. Book: Bruce Maddy-Weitzman. Middle East Contemporary Survey 2000. 24. 2002. The Moshe Dayan Center. 978-965-224-054-5. 558.
  11. Book: Alan George. Syria: Neither Bread Nor Freedom. 2003. London; New York. Zed Books. 978-1-84277-213-3. 77.
  12. Sami Moubayed. Syria: Reform or Repair?. Arab Reform Bulletin. 6. July 2005. 3. Sami Moubayed.
  13. Scott Lasensky. Mona Yacoubian. Syria and political change. USIPeace Briefing. December 2005.
  14. Book: Kohei Imai. The Possibility and Limit of Liberal Middle Power Policies: Turkish Foreign Policy toward the Middle East during the AKP Period (2005–2011). 2017. Lexington Books. 978-1-4985-2492-6. 75. Lanham, MD.
  15. Michael Eisenstadt. Who Rules Syria?. Policy Analysis. 21 June 2000. 472. PolicyWatch 472.