Ali Aslan
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Ali Aslan (Arabic: علي أصلان; born 1932) is a retired Syrian military officer. He served as chief of staff of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, and was a member of the Central Committee of the Ba'ath Party and a close confidant of the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad.[2]
Aslan was not only considered to be powerful member of the late Hafez al-Assad's inner circle, but he was also regarded by outside observers as having significantly improved Syrian military readiness while operating under severe financial constraints.[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Aslan hails from an Alawite family which are part of the Kalbiyya tribe as Hafez al-Assad.[4] He was born in 1932.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]Asla commanded 5th mechanized infantry in 1973.[6]
At the beginning of the 1980s Aslan was deputy chief of staff and head of operations.[7]
After the death of Hafez al-Assad in 2000, a 9-member committee was formed to oversee the transition period, and Aslan was among its members.[8] In addition, he became a member of the Baath Party's central committee in the Summer of 2000.[9][10] Aslan was one of the senior officials, who contributed to secure the rule of Bashar al-Assad.[11] However, he was relieved from his post as chief of staff by Bashar al-Assad in January 2002, as part of the younger president's program of reform[2] and after reported clashes with Assef Shawkat[12] regarding personnel changes.[3] Aslan was replaced by his then deputy, Hassan Turkmani.[3] Aslan was later appointed military advisor to the president.[13] In June 2005, Aslan was removed from the central committee of the Baath Party, and he retired from politics.[14][15]
His nephew Qusay was married to Bashar al-Assad's cousin, Falak Jamil, but they divorced.[16]
Honours
[edit | edit source]National honours
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria:
- File:SYR Order Merit 1kl rib.png Order of Civil Merit (Excellent class) (2021)[17]
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ باسم السيد الرئيس #بشار_الأسد والسيدة الأولى #أسماء_الأسد قدم محافظ #اللاذقية المهندس عامر هلال التعازي بوفاة السيدة ألماظة كامل حسن، زوجة العماد علي أصلان، رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة للجيش والقوات المسلحة الأسبق.
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