| Said Mohammad Sammour | |
|---|---|
| سعيد محمد سمور | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 23 April 2009 – 29 March 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
| Preceded by | Bassam Abdel Majid |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad al-Shaar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Jableh |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Rank |  Major general |
Said Mohammad Sammour (Arabic: سعيد محمد سمور) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer and politician who served as interior minister between 2009 and 2011.
Early life and education
Sammour was born in Jableh in 1950. He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature. He also holds a diploma in aeronautical science.
Career
Sammour is a former major general. He was the chief of Syrian military intelligence in Homs. He also served in the same post in charge with the Damascus Region. Then he was appointed deputy chief of the military intelligence in 2005, and served in the post until 2009.
On 23 April 2009, Sammour was appointed interior minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji al-Otari, replacing Bassam Abdel Majid in the post. In April 2011, Sammour was replaced by Mohammad al-Shaar as interior minister.
Personal life
Sammour is married and has four children.
References
- ^ "President Assad's Cabinet Reshuffle". Wikileaks. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "President Bashar Al Assad Issues a Number of Legislative Decrees". SANA. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "Ministerial Reshuffle Disappoints". IWPR. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Shmuel Bar (2006). "Bashar's Syria: The Regime and its Strategic Worldview" (PDF). IPS.
- Robert G. Rabil (2006). Syria, The United States, and the War on Terror in the Middle East. Praeger. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-275-99015-2.
- "Syria's ministerial reshuffle 'disappointing'". Middle East Online. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "Syrian Cabinet Reshuffle". Carnegie Endowment. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet with five new ministers". People's Daily. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". Xinhua News Agency. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- "Syrian president reshuffles cabinet". People's Daily. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
External links
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byBassam Abdel Majid | Interior Minister 2009 – 2011 |
Succeeded byMohammad Al Shaar |