# Ali Haydar

> Ali Haydar, known as the "Father of the Syrian Special Forces", was a Syrian military officer who was the commander of the Syrian Special Forces for 26 years. He was a close confidant to President Hafez al-Assad and one of the members of Assad's inner circle. Born in the village of Hallet Ara, Haydar was a member of the Ba'ath Party from his youth. He was commissioned into the Syrian Army in 1952 after a stint studying at the Homs Military Academy. After the Ba'ath Party seized power in a 1963 coup d'état, Haydar was put in charge of Syria's special forces and supported al-Assad in his rise to the presidency. During this time he was deployed to Lebanon during their civil war. Haydar opposed the 1984 coup d'état attempt led by Rifaat al-Assad, instead remaining loyal to Hafez al-Assad. After suffering an aneurysm and leaving his post in 1988, he returned to lead the special forces again in the early 1990s. At the time a Major General, he was formally removed from his position and then imprisoned in August 1994, though he was treated well during his brief prison stay and was released without a trial or public humiliation. Haydar died in Latakia at the age of 90.

*Former commander of Syrian Special Forces*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1932
- **Died:** 2022-08-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.2 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Haydar_(Syrian_army_officer))
- [علي حيدر (عسكري)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1_(%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A))
- [علی حیدر](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1)
- [Ali Haidar (General)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Haidar_(General))
- [Ali Haydar (Syrian army officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Haydar_(Syrian_army_officer))
- [علی حیدر (افسر ارتش سوریه)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1_(%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87))
- [עלי חיידר](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A8)
- [Ali Hajdar](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Hajdar)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14870138)

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