Mohammed Dib Zaitoun

Mohammed Dib Zaitoun
محمد ديب زيتون
Director of the National Security Bureau of the Regional Command
In office 9 July 2019 – 18 January 2024
Regional Secretary Deputy	Bashar al-Assad Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
Preceded by	Ali Mamlouk
Succeeded by	Kifah Moulhem
Director of the General Intelligence Directorate
In office 25 July 2012 – 7 July 2019
President	Bashar al-Assad
Prime Minister	Riyad Farid Hijab Wael al-Halqi Imad Khamis
Preceded by	Zouheir Hamad
Succeeded by	Hossam Louka
Director of Political Security Directorate
In office 2009 – 25 July 2012
Preceded by	Muhammad Mansoura
Succeeded by	Rustum Ghazali
Personal details
Born	(1951-02-21) 21 February 1951 (age 73) Damascus, Syria
Political party	Ba'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance	Ba'athist Syria
Branch/service	Syrian Arab Army
Years of service	1971–2009
Rank	Major General
Unit	Mechanized Infantry Military Intelligence
Commands	10th Mechanized Division (1999-2007) General Security Directorate Second in Command (2007-2009) Political Security Directorate (2009-2012) General Security Directorate (2012-2019) National Security Bureau (2019-2024)
Battles/wars	Syrian civil war

Mohammed Dib Zaitoun (Arabic: محمد ديب زيتون; born 20 February 1951) is a former director of the Syrian General Security Directorate and a close adviser of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.^[1] He is one of many officials sanctioned by the European Union for their actions against protesters participating in the Syrian civil war.^[2] On 9 July 2019, Dib Zaitoun was appointed as the Director of National Security Bureau of the Ba'ath Party. His tenure ended on 18 January 2024.^[3]