Kifah Moulhem

Kifah Moulhem
كفاح ملحم
Director of the National Security Bureau of
the Regional Command
In office
18 January 2024  8 December 2024
General Secretary
Deputy
Bashar al-Assad
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh
Preceded byMohammed Dib Zaitoun
Director of Military Intelligence Directorate
In office
25 March 2019  18 January 2024
Preceded byMohamed Mahala
Succeeded byKamal Hassan
Personal details
Born (1961-11-28) 28 November 1961
Junaynet Ruslan, Tartus Governorate, Syria
Political partyBa'ath Party
Military service
Allegiance Ba'athist Syria
Branch/serviceSyrian Arab Army
Years of service1980–2024
Rank Major General
UnitMechanized Infantry
Military Intelligence
CommandsRepublican Guard (1980-1994)
Military Intelligence Directorate (1994-2024)
National Security Bureau (2024)
Battles/warsSyrian civil war

Kifah Moulhem (Arabic: كفاح ملحم; born 28 November 1961) was the director of the Syrian National Security Bureau of the Ba'ath Party and a close adviser of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prior to the collapse of Ba'athist Syria. He is one of many officials sanctioned by the European Union for their actions against protesters participating in the Syrian civil war.