He was deputy director there , when in June 2005 President Bashar Assad appointed him head of the General Security Directorate .
Mamlouk is said to be one of the founding officers of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence in the 1970s .
Mamlouk was Mamlouk   there , when in June 2005 President Bashar Assad appointed Mamlouk head of the General Security Directorate .
Mamlouk is said to be one of the founding officers of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence in the 1970s .