| Lieutenant General Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Tartus Governorate, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Service |  Syrian Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Syrian Arab Armed Forces |
| Battles / wars | |
Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim is a Syrian military officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces from 2022 to 2024.
Biography
Ibrahim is a native of Tartus Governorate, Syria. He was appointed as Chief of the General Staff on 30 April 2022, a position that has operational command over the country's ground, air, and naval forces.
In the fall of 2023, Ibrahim ordered the strengthening of the Syrian military defenses in northern Syria, near Idlib Governorate, which was controlled by Syrian opposition forces.
On 18 November 2024 Ibrahim met the Iranian Minister of Defense, Aziz Nasirzadeh, in Damascus.
There were reports on 1 December 2024 that Ibrahim was sent to Hama to oversee the military operations against the rebels during their 2024 Hama offensive, after the Syrian Ministry of Defense sent reinforcements to the region.
References
- "Assad Appoints Chief of Staff After 4 Years of Vacancy". Syrian Observer. 3 May 2022.
- "Syrian regime fortifies positions amid a state of military weakness". Enab Baladi. 5 October 2023.
- "Syrian and Iranian Defense Officials Meet to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation on Regional Security". Syrian Observer. 18 November 2024.
- "Iran Update, December 1, 2024". Understanding War. American Enterprise Institute.
| Chiefs of General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces of Syria | |
|---|---|
| Syrian Republic (1946–1958) | |
| United Arab Republic (1958–1961) | |
| Syrian Arab Republic (1961–1963) | |
| Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic (1963–2024) | |