Mustafa Tlass

Syrian military officer and politician

Born: May 11, 1932  ·  Died: June 27, 2017

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Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass was a Syrian military officer, author, historian and politician who was the Minister of Defense from 1972 to 2004 under Ba'athist-led Syria.

Who was Mustafa Tlass?

Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass (Arabic: مصطفى عبد القادر طلاس, romanized: Musṭafā ʿAbd al-Qādir Ṭalās; 11 May 1932 – 27 June 2017) was a Syrian military officer, author, historian and politician who was the Minister of Defense from 1972 to 2004 under Ba'athist-led Syria. He was part of the four-member Regional Command during the Hafez al-Assad era.

Chief of Staff Tlass meeting Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cairo, 1969
Chief of Staff Tlass meeting Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cairo, 1969
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