Salim Idris

Salim Idris
سلیم إدریس
Salim Idris ; سلیم إدریس
Born	1958 (age 65–66); Al-Mubarakiya, Homs Governorate, Syria
Allegiance	Syria; (1979 – July 2012) Syrian National Coalition (December 2012–present)
Service/branch	Syrian Armed Forces; (1979 – July 2012) ; Free Syrian Army; (July 2012–2016) Syrian National Army; (2016–2021)
Years of service	1979-2022
Rank	Brigadier general (?–2019); Major general (2019–present)
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Battles/wars	Syrian Civil War Daraa offensive (February–May 2014); 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria; Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020);

Salim Idris (Arabic: سلیم ادریس Salīm Idrīs) (born 1958) is the former Chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) of the Syrian National Army, a Syrian armed opposition group. He has a PhD in "electronic radars" and speaks five languages, including English. An East German-trained electronics professor, he was a general in the Syrian Army when he defected in July 2012. Idris is widely considered to represent the moderate elements of Syria's armed opposition, as armed opposition leaders under his leadership have subscribed to the pro-democracy Proclamation of Principles.

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