Binyan al-Hariri

Binyan Ahmad al-Hariri is a Syrian military officer serving as commander of the 40th Division of the Syrian Army, following the fall of the Assad regime.

Early life and education Al-Hariri was born in Alma, Daraa. He holds a law degree from the Lebanese University in Beirut. He also holds a degree in political science from the American University of Science and Technology and a certificate in strategic leadership from Fatih University.

Prior to the outbreak of the civil war, he served as a warrant officer in the Syrian Arab Army. In 2020, he attended the Idlib Military College and graduated as a colonel.

Activity during the civil war Al-Hariri defected from the Assad regime in 2011 and contributed to the formation of Ahrar al-Sham in Daraa Governorate, becoming a commander for one of the group's brigades.

On 22 January 2025, Syrian Minister of Defense Murhaf Abu Qasra announced that al-Hariri had been appointed commander of the 40th Division, a military division based in the Hauran region which consists of former opposition factions and military figures from Daraa, Suwayda, and Quneitra Governorates.