Qudsiyeh is a Major General . He served in the special forces and was the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate of Syria . He also served as the head of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate from 2009 to July 2012 . After the National Security headquarters bombing in July 2012 , he was appointed as the deputy director of the National Security Bureau which became headed by Ali Mamlouk . Qudsiyeh was replaced by Rafiq Shahadah as general director of the military intelligence
National Security headquarters bombing
18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh