Dawoud Abdallah Rajiha (; 1947 – 18 July 2012), forename sometimes transliterated
Dawood or
Daoud, surname sometimes transliterated
Rajha, was the
Syrian minister of defense from 2011 to July 2012 when he was assassinated along with other senior military officers by
armed opposition forces during the country's
Civil War. From 2009 to 2011, Rajiha served as chief of staff of the
Syrian Army.