Dawoud Rajiha
Dawoud Rajiha | |
|---|---|
داود راجحة | |
| 15th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 8 August 2011 – 18 July 2012 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Prime Minister | Adel Safar Riyad Farid Hijab |
| Deputy | Assef Shawkat |
| Preceded by | Ali Habib Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| 20th Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office 3 June 2009 – 8 August 2011 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Minister | Ali Habib Mahmud |
| Preceded by | Ali Habib Mahmud |
| Succeeded by | Fahd Jassem al-Freij |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha 1947 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 18 July 2012 (aged 64–65) Damascus, Syria |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Army |
| Years of service | 1967–2012 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Unit | 3rd Armoured Division, Artillery |
| Battles/wars | |
Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha (Arabic: داود راجحة; 1947 – 18 July 2012) was a Syrian military officer who served as the Minister of Defense of Syria from August 2011 to July 2012 when he was assassinated along with other senior government officials and military officers in a bombing claimed by Syrian rebel forces during the country's Civil War. From 2009 to 2011, Rajiha served as chief of staff of the Syrian Army.