Hikmat Shihabi | |
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حكمت الشهابي | |
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Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
In office 7 January 1980 – 1 July 1998 | |
16th Chief of Staff of the Syrian Army | |
In office 12 August 1974 – July 1998 | |
Preceded by | Yusuf Shakkur |
Succeeded by | Ali Aslan |
Head of Military Intelligence | |
In office 1970–1973 | |
Preceded by | Ali Zaza |
Succeeded by | Ali Duba |
Personal details | |
Born | Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria | 8 January 1931
Died | 5 March 2013 | (aged 82)
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Awards | Hero of the Republic |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Years of service | 1952–1998 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 10th Armoured Division |
Commands | Syrian Arab Army 10th Armoured Division |
Battles/wars | Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Islamist uprising in Syria |
Hikmat al-Shihabi (Arabic: حكمت الشهابي; 8 January 1931 – 5 March 2013), also known as Hikmat Shihabi, was a Syrian career military officer who served as the chief of staff of the Syrian Army between 1974 and 1998.[1] As a Sunni, he was considered one of the few non-Alawite members of the inner circle of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.[2]
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