Ali Aslan
Ali Aslan | |
|---|---|
علي أصلان | |
Aslan in 2000 | |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Syrian Army | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Hikmat al-Shihabi |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Turkmani |
| Military Advisor to the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
| In office 2003–2023 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Succeeded by | Ali Mamlouk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932 (age 92–93) Latakia, French Mandate of Syria |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Spouse | Almaza Kamel Hassan (d. 2024) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Second Syrian Republic (1954–1958) United Arab Republic (1958–1961) Second Syrian Republic (1961–63) Ba'athist Syria (1963–2002) |
| Branch/service | Syrian Army |
| Years of service | 1954–2002 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 8th Infantry Brigade 1st Infantry Division 5th Mechanized Division 2nd Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Ali Aslan (Arabic: علي أصلان; born 1932) is a retired Syrian military officer. He served as chief of staff of the Syrian 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.
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.