Jamil Hassan
Jamil Hassan | |
|---|---|
جميل حسن | |
| Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate | |
| In office 1 July 2009 – 7 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh |
| Succeeded by | Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail |
| Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | Ba'ath Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Syria |
| Branch/service | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Syrian Air Force |
| Battles/wars | 1982 Hama massacre Syrian civil war |
Jamil Hassan (Arabic: جميل حسن) is the former head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate and a former close adviser to President Bashar al-Assad.
Hassan oversaw a network of detention facilities including the Mezzeh Prison where inmates were tortured. He is reported to be under house arrest.