Mamlouk is said to be on good terms with all of Syria 's intelligence agencies ; the heads of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate and the Political Security Directorate were once his assistants . In July 2012 following the Damascus security HQ bombing , it was reported that Mamlouk would become the head of the National Security Bureau with the rank of minister overseeing the entire security apparatus , and that former military intelligence chief Abdel-Fatah Qudsiyeh would become his assistant
Damascus security HQ bombing
18 July 2012 Damascus bombing
Ali Mamlouk