History and Chiefs
From 1987 until the 1990s, it was headed by Adnan Badr Hassan, an Alawite from Homs. Ghazi Kanaan was its chief from 2002 to 2004. In 2004, Muhammad Manasra became its head. In 2011, its chief was Deeb Zaitoun, an Alawite.
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