Ahmed Suidani

Ahmed Suidani (Arabic: أحمد سويداني‎‎; 1932–1994) was a Syrian soldier and politician.

Born in Daraa in the Hauran region of Syria, Suidani became one of the most prominent Ba'athists in the Syrian Arab Army, and a close confidant of Syrian presidents Amin al-Hafiz and Salah Jadid.[1] Following the 1963 Syrian coup d'état, Suidani was assigned to head the Syrian Intelligence Directorate under president al-Hafiz. He personally led the operation that uncovered Israeli spy Eli Cohen in 1965. Following the 1966 Syrian coup d'état, Suidani was promoted to the rank of major general (Liwa) and given command of the Syrian Arab Army under president Jadid. After the Six-Day War defeat against Israel in 1967, Suidani blamed Syrian minister of defense Hafez Al-Assad for the loss of the Golan Heights, and a quarrel erupted within Syrian high command. Suidani wrote a report denouncing Al-Assad, but Al-Assad persevered and countered by accusing Suidani of fomenting a coup, with some 100 officers from the Hauran, resulting in Suidani being relieved from his duties in 1968. He attempted an escape to Iraq, but was captured in 1969 at Damascus International Airport.[2] Ahmed Suidani was imprisoned for 25 years and died in his hometown shortly after his release in 1994.

Ahmed Suidani was portrayed by Alexander Siddig in The Spy (TV series), on Netflix.

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References
  1. "أحمد سويداني التاريخ السوري المعاصر" [Syrian Modern History Biography of Ahmed Suidani]. Syrian Modern History (in Arabic). 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "اعتقال اللواء أحمد السويداني في مطار دمشق الدولي". Orient News (in Arabic). 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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