"Aslan, Ali"@en . . "1932Z"^^ . . "\u0639\u0644\u064A \u0623\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0646"@en . . . "Ali Aslan (Arabic: \u0639\u0644\u064A \u0623\u0635\u0644\u0627\u0646\u200E) (born 1932) is a former chief of staff of the Syrian Army, a member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and a close confidant of the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad. However, there is another report stating that he was not considered to be powerful member of the late Hafez Assad's inner circle."@en . "Chief of Staff of theSyrian Army" . "Syrian politician" . . "Ali Aslan"@en . .