Abdel Muhsen Seyed Omar has been appointed as the Director General of the General Organization for Seed Multiplication in Syria since May 2002. Mr Omar was Head of Directorate of Agriculture in Deir ez Zor province before his appointment as the Director General in GOSM. He has long expereince in agricultural development in Syria.

The General Organization of Seed Multiplication is a parastatal organization providing seed of strategic crops like cereals, legumes, potato, cotton, etc. to the majority of farmers in Syria. The organization has high capacity seed processing plants, seed storage facilities and seed marketing outlets throughout the country.