Born: 28 April 1952;

Country: Syria;

Nationality: Syrian;

Known also as: Ali Abdulah Ayoub

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General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub is a Syrian politician, senior Syrian Arab Army officer and current Minister of Defense. He was appointed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on 1 January 2018.

General Ayyoub has a long experience in commanding of manoeuvre formations, and also recognized as specialist of land warfare. He is an Alawite.

Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 3/17/2020 pursuant to Executive Order EO13894