Jamil Hassan

Jamil Hassan
جميل حسن
Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate
In office
1 July 2009  7 July 2019
Preceded byAbdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
Succeeded byGhassan Jaoudat Ismail
Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate
In office
2004–2009
Personal details
BornFebruary 1952 (age 73)
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Ba'athist Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Armed Forces
Rank Major General
UnitSyrian Air Force
Battles/wars1982 Hama massacre
Syrian civil war

Jamil Hassan (Arabic: جميل حسن) is the former head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate and a former close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad.

Hassan oversaw a network of detention facilities including the Mezzeh Prison where inmates were tortured. He is reported to be under house arrest.