Ministry of Defense (Syria)

The Ministry of Defense (وزارة الدفاع) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for defense affairs in Syria. Ali Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Defense holds the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Armed Forces.

Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)

 * Yusuf al-'Azma (January 1920 – 24 July 1920)
 * Jamil al-Ulshi (25 July 1920 – 30 November 1920)

French Mandate for Syria (1920–1946)

 * Shukri al-Quwatli (21 December 1936 – 22 March 1938)
 * Jamil Mardam Bey (22 March 1938 – 23 February 1939)
 * Mazhar Raslan (23 February 1939 – 5 April 1939)
 * Nasuhi al-Bukhari (5 April 1939 – 4 July 1939)
 * Abd al-Ghaffar al-Atrash (20 September 1941 – 15 March 1942)
 * Hasan al-Atrash (18 April 1942 – 25 March 1943)
 * Ata Bey al-Ayyubi (25 March 1943 – 19 August 1943)
 * Nasuhi al-Bukhari (19 August 1943 – 14 October 1944)
 * Jamil Mardam Bey (14 October 1944 – 5 April 1945) and (5 April 1945 – 26 August 1945)
 * Khalid al-Azm (26 August 1945 – 30 September 1945)
 * Saadallah al-Jabiri (30 September 1945 – 27 April 1946)

First Syrian Republic and Second Syrian Republic (1946–1958)

 * Nabih al-Azma (27 April 1946 – 17 June 1946)
 * Ahmad al-Sharabati (17 June 1946 – 23 May 1948)
 * Jamil Mardam Bey (23 August 1948 – 12 December 1948)
 * Khalid al-Azm (12 December 1948 – 17 April 1949) and (13 February 1955 – 13 September 1955)
 * Husni al-Za'im (17 April 1949 – 1 July 1949)
 * Abdullah Atfeh (1 July 1949 – 28 December 1949)
 * Akram al-Hawrani (28 December 1949 – 4 June 1950)
 * Fawzi Selu (4 June 1950 – 13 November 1951) and (9 June 1952 – 19 July 1953)
 * Zaki al-Khatib (13 November 1951 – 9 June 1952)
 * Raf'at Khankan (19 July 1953 – 1 March 1954)
 * Maarouf al-Dawalibi (1 March 1954 – 19 June 1954)
 * Said al-Ghazzi (19 June 1954 – 3 November 1954)
 * Rashad Barmada (3 November 1954 – 13 February 1955), (13 September 1955 – 14 June 1956)
 * Abd al-Hasib Raslan (14 June 1956 – 22 February 1958)

United Arab Republic (1958–1961)

 * Abdel Hakim Amer (22 February 1958 – 28 September 1961)

Military Intelligence Agencies

 * Military Intelligence Directorate
 * Air Force Intelligence Directorate