Hafez Makhlouf
Hafez Makhlouf | |
|---|---|
| حافظ مخلوف | |
| Head of Damascus Branch of General Intelligence Directorate | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1971 Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Relations | Rami Makhlouf (brother) Iyad Makhlouf (brother) Ihab Makhlouf (brother) Bashar al-Assad (cousin) Atef Najib (cousin) |
| Parent(s) | Mohammed Makhlouf Ghada Adib Mhanna |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
| Years of service | 1992–2025 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | General Intelligence Military Intelligence Republican Guard |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
Hafez Mohamad Makhlouf (Arabic: حافظ مخلوف; born 2 April 1971), also known as Hafez Makhlouf, is a Syrian brigadier general and intelligence officer who headed the Damascus branch of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. He was a member of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's inner circle of close supporters.