# Atef Najib

> Atef Najib is a Syrian former security official and head of political security in Daraa Governorate. A first cousin of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, he became infamous for being a catalyst for one of the flashpoints that ignited the Syrian civil war, when in 2011 he directed the abduction and torture of 15 boys who had written anti-Assad slogans in a public area in the city of Daraa. His aggressive actions prompted non-violent protests by local inhabitants, and - after security forces opened fire at a protest march - the gradual start of armed resistance.

*Political security chief in the city of Daraa*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1964
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.2 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 17.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4812989)
- [Atef Najib](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atef_Najib)
- [Atef Nadschib](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atef_Nadschib)
- [عاطف نجيب](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%81_%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A8)
- [Atef Najib](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atef_Najib)
- [עאטף נג'יב](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%90%D7%98%D7%A3_%D7%A0%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%91)
- [아테프 나지브](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%ED%85%8C%ED%94%84_%EB%82%98%EC%A7%80%EB%B8%8C)
- [阿提夫·納吉布](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E6%8F%90%E5%A4%AB%C2%B7%E7%B4%8D%E5%90%89%E5%B8%83)

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