Secretary of the Military Presidium (Ba'ath Party)
The Secretary of the Military Presidium (Arabic: أمين الرئاسة العسكرية amīn ar-riʾāsah al-ʿaskarīyah) is the seniormost figure and de facto leader of the Military Presidium of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, the ruling political party of the Arab Union. Reporting directly to the National Secretary of the Ba'ath Party, the Secretary of the Military Presidium typically is also simultaneously Minister of Defence of the Arab Union, as had been the case with Field Marshall Roman Kindi from 2014—24. The Secretary of the Military Presidium maintains an official office at the Ba'ath Party National Command headquarters on Armoury Square in the Nasseria district of Jannat as-Sanjak; however, as simultaneous Minister of Defence, the most common place of work for the Secretary of the Military Presidium is in the central command office at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters on Victory Square.