Mustafa Tlass
Former Syrian Minister of Defence
Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass was a Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defense from 1972 to 2004. He was part of the four-member Regional Command during the Hafez Assad era. Wikipedia
Born: May 11, 1932, Ar Rastan, Syria
Died: June 27, 2017 (age 85 years), Paris, France
Children: Manaf Tlass, Firas Tlass, and Nahed Ojjeh
Previous office: Syrian Minister of Defence (1972–2004)
Education: Homs Military Academy
Full name: Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass