Back علي عبد الله أيوب Arabic على عبد الله ايوب ARZ Ali Abdullah Ayyoub German Ali Abdullah Ayub Spanish علی عبدالله ایوب Persian Ali Abdallah Ayyoub French עלי עבדאללה איוב HE Ali Abdullah Ayyoub ID Ali Abd Allah Ayyub Italian Ali Abd Allah Ajjub Polish
Ali Abdullah Ayyoub | |
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علي عبد الله أيوب | |
 Ayyoub in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Syria | |
| In office 30 August 2020 – 28 April 2022 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Walid Muallem |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| 17th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 28 April 2022 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Imad Khamis Hussein Arnous |
| Preceded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mahmoud Abbas |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office 18 July 2012 – 1 January 2018 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Defense Minister | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Preceded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Succeeded by | Salim Harba |
| Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office Unknown – 18 July 2012 | |
| Defense Minister | Dawoud Rajiha |
| Chief of Staff | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Succeeded by | Bassam Najm el-Din Antakiali |
| Member of the Central Committee of the Ba'ath Party | |
| In office 4 May 2024 – 11 December 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1952 Latakia, Second Syrian Republic |
| Political party | Independent politician |
| Other political affiliations | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch/service |  Syrian Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2022 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Unit | 14th Engineering Battalion |
| Commands | Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff 5th Armoured Division 112th Mechanized Brigade |
| Battles/wars | |
Lieutenant General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub (Arabic: علي عبد الله أيوب, romanized: ʿAlī ʿAbd Allāh Ayyūb; born 28 April 1952)[1] is a Syrian former military officer and politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Syria from 2020 to 2022, and was the Minister of Defense and was personally appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 1 January 2018.[2] Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding manoeuvre formations and is also recognized as a specialist in land warfare.
- ^ "العماد علي عبد الله أيوب". mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Syria's Assad names new defense and other ministers: state TV". Reuters. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.