Ibrahim Huweija


Ibrahim Huweija is a Syrian former intelligence officer who served as head of the Air Force [Intelligence Directorate] from 1987 until 2002 and was accused in the 1977 murder of Kamal Jumblatt.

Early life

Ibrahim Huweija was born in the village of Ayn Shiqaq near Jableh.

Role during the Assad regime

He first served as an officer under Hafez al-Assad and was promoted to the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate, which he served from 1987 until 2002, when he was "dismissed" by Bashar al-Assad.
Walid Jumblatt, the head of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party, accused Huweija of involvement in the 1977 murder of Kamal Jumblatt, his father, while testifying before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in 2015.
Huweija was also accused of other assassinations.

Capture

Huweija was captured in Jableh in March 2025, during the March 2025 Western Syria clashes.