Said Mohammad Sammour

Said Mohammad Sammour (Arabic: سعيد محمد سمور) (born 1950) is a Syrian military officer and politician who served as interior minister between 2009 and 2011.

[1] He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature.

[3] Then he was appointed deputy chief of the military intelligence in 2005,[4] and served in the post until 2009.

[4][5] On 23 April 2009, Sammour was appointed interior minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji al-Otari, replacing Bassam Abdel Majid in the post.

[6][7][8] In April 2011, Sammour was replaced by Mohammad al-Shaar as interior minister.