Said Mohammad Sammour | |
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Minister of Interior | |
In office 23 April 2009 – 29 March 2011 | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Prime Minister | Muhammad Naji al-Otari |
Preceded by | Bassam Abdel Majid |
Succeeded by | Mohammad al-Shaar |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Jableh |
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Military service | |
Rank | Major general |
Said Mohammad Sammour ( Arabic: سعيد محمد سمور) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer and politician who served as interior minister between 2009 and 2011.
Sammour was born in Jableh in 1950. [1] He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature. [2] He also holds a diploma in aeronautical science. [2]
Sammour is a former major general. He was the chief of Syrian military intelligence in Homs. [1] He also served in the same post in charge with the Damascus Region. [3] Then he was appointed deputy chief of the military intelligence in 2005, [4] and served in the post until 2009. [4] [5]
On 23 April 2009, Sammour was appointed interior minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji al-Otari, replacing Bassam Abdel Majid in the post. [6] [7] [8] In April 2011, Sammour was replaced by Mohammad al-Shaar as interior minister. [9] [10]
Sammour is married and has four children. [2]