The Ministry of Interior () is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for internal affairs. Its headquarters were located on Kafr Sousa in Damascus. According to the Ministry official website, its tasks are limited to the protection and enforcement of security.
The former headquarters of the Ministry of Interior was located at the Grand Serail which was established in 1900 near Marjeh Square. The building was transferred to the Ministry of Tourism in 2011 for use as a hotel.
Organization The Ministry of Interior is responsible for the administration of several law enforcement agencies in Syria, including:
Internal Security Forces General Intelligence Service General Authority of Borders and Customs Criminal Investigations Department Traffic Department Drug Enforcement Department Tourist Police Department Immigration and Passport Directorate Directorate of Airport and Border Security Special Missions Department Desert Security Forces
List of ministers of interior
Name Took office Left office Notes Rashid Talaa 30 September 1918 8 March 1920 Reda Al Solh 9 March 1920 3 May 1920 1st tenure Vacant (3 – 5 May 1920) Reda Al Solh 5 May 1920 25 July 1920 2nd tenure Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 25 July 1920 28 June 1922 1st tenure Mustafa Nemat 28 June 1922 21 December 1924 Nasri Bakhash 21 December 1924 21 December 1925 Husni al-Barazi 4 May 1926 12 June 1926 1st tenure Wathiq Moayad al-Azm 12 June 1926 2 December 1926 Raouf Al Ayoubi 2 December 1926 8 February 1928 Said Mahasin 15 February 1928 19 November 1931 Badie Moayad al-Azm 19 November 1931 11 June 1932 Acting Haqqi al-Azm 15 June 1932 17 March 1934 Taj al-Din al-Hasani 17 May 1934 23 February 1936 Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 23 February 1936 21 December 1936 2nd tenure Saadallah al-Jabiri 21 December 1936 18 February 1939 Nasuhi al-Bukhari 5 April 1939 8 July 1939 Khalid al-Azm 3 April 1941 12 September 1941 Husni al-Barazi 18 April 1942 8 January 1943 2nd tenure Jamil al-Ulshi 8 January 1943 25 March 1943 Ata Bey al-Ayyubi 25 March 1943 19 August 1943 3rd tenure Lutfi al-Haffar 19 August 1943 14 October 1944 1st tenure Fares al-Khoury 14 October 1944 14 March 1945 Sabri al-Asali 14 March 1945 23 August 1945 1st tenure Lutfi al-Haffar 26 August 1945 25 April 1946 2nd tenure Sabri al-Asali 25 April 1946 27 December 1946 2nd tenure Jamil Mardam Bey 28 December 1946 2 October 1947 Muhsin al-Barazi 6 October 1947 19 August 1948 Sabri al-Asali 23 August 1948 2 December 1948 3rd tenure Adel al-Azma 16 December 1948 29 March 1949 Husni al-Za'im 16 April 1949 26 June 1949 Muhsin al-Barazi 26 June 1949 14 August 1949 Rushdi al-Kikhya 14 August 1949 12 December 1949 Ahmad Qanbar 24 December 1949 27 December 1949 1st tenure Sami Kabbara 27 December 1949 4 June 1950 1st tenure Rashad Barmada 4 June 1950 27 March 1951 1st tenure Sami Kabbara 28 March 1951 8 August 1951 2nd tenure Rashad Barmada 9 August 1951 28 November 1951 2nd tenure Ahmad Qanbar 28 November 1951 1 December 1951 2nd tenure Fawzi Selu 9 June 1952 11 July 1953 Nuri al-Aybash 19 July 1953 1 March 1954 Ali Bozo 1 March 1954 19 June 1954 1st tenure Ismail Quly 19 June 1954 29 October 1954 Ahmad Qanbar 29 October 1954 13 February 1955 3rd tenure Sabri al-Asali 13 February 1955 13 September 1955 4th tenure Abdul-Hasib Arslan 13 September 1955 14 September 1955 Ali Bozo 14 September 1955 14 June 1956 2nd tenure Ahmad Qanbar 14 June 1956 31 December 1957 4th tenure Sabri al-Asali 31 December 1956 6 March 1958 5th tenure Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj 6 March 1958 28 September 1961 Adnan al-Quwatli 29 September 1961 20 November 1961 Abdul-Salam al-Tarmanini 20 November 1961 22 December 1961 Ahmad Qanbar 22 December 1961 27 March 1962 5th tenure Abdel Halim Qaddur 16 April 1962 17 September 1962 Aziz Abdul Karim 17 September 1962 8 March 1963 Amin al-Hafiz 9 March 1963 4 August 1963 Nureddin al-Atassi 4 August 1963 14 May 1964 Mohamed Fahmy Achouri 14 May 1964 3 October 1964 Abd al-Karim al-Jundi 3 October 1964 24 December 1964 Mohammed Khair Badawi 24 December 1964 23 September 1965 Mohammed Eid Achaoui 23 September 1965 27 December 1965 Mohamed Fahmy Achouri 1 January 1966 23 February 1966 Mohammed Eid Achaoui 1 March 1966 28 October 1968 Mohammed Rabah Al-Tawil 28 October 1968 21 November 1970 Abdul Rahman Khleifawi 21 November 1970 4 March 1971 Ali Zaza 4 March 1971 8 July 1976 Adnan Dabbagh 8 July 1976 14 January 1980 Nasser al-Din Nasser 14 January 1980 8 April 1985 Mohammad Ghobash 8 April 1985 11 January 1987 Muhammad Harba 11 January 1987 12 December 2001 Ali Hammoud 13 December 2001 7 October 2004 Ghazi Kanaan 7 October 2004 12 October 2005 Bassam Abdel Majeed 12 February 2006 23 April 2009 Said Sammour 23 April 2009 14 April 2011 Mohammad al-Shaar 14 April 2011 26 November 2018 Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun 26 November 2018 8 December 2024 Mohammad Abdul Rahman 10 December 2024 19 January 2025 Ali Keda 19 January 2025 29 March 2025 Anas Khattab 29 March 2025 Incumbent
See also Government of Syria Law enforcement in Syria
References
External links
Civil Affairs Directorate