Ali Abdulrahman Keda is a Syrian politician and engineer who served as Minister of Interior in the Syrian caretaker government from 2024 to 2025.
12 Facts About Ali Keda
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Ali Keda previously served as the fourth Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government from 2019 to 2024.
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Ali Keda obtained degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Aleppo and military engineering from a state military academy.
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Ali Keda then enlisted in the Syrian military, serving as a technician at al-Nayrab military airbase in Aleppo Governorate and being promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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In March 2011, at the onset of the Syrian civil war, Ali Keda defected from the military before rejoining six months later.
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Ali Keda was arrested and again defected in 2012 after his release.
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Ali Keda allegedly served as the deputy head of the Army of Conquest's security department.
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Ali Keda then worked for the Free Police, but was dismissed after joining the Salvation Government.
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Under the administration of Fawwaz Hilal formed in November 2018, Ali Keda served as Deputy Minister of the Interior for Administrative Affairs and Public Relations.
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On 23 March 2020, Ali Keda tasked Abdullah al-Shawi with chairing an emergency committee intended to coordinate the administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.
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Ali Keda was criticised for attending meetings without a face mask.
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On 19 January 2025, Ali Keda was appointed as Minister of Interior in the Syrian caretaker government.