The armed men stormed the house of the 80-year-old man in Daraa city and snatched him, the report said, giving no further details.
Targeting government officials and their relatives have become increasingly common in Syria as the deadly conflict entered its third year with no foreseeable solution in sight.
Khaled Aboud, a Syrian parliamentarian who also hails from Daraa, has lost many of his relatives over the past year by the fire of the rebels.
Kidnappings in Syria have become an alarming issue feared by everyone, without exception. Some kidnappers seek revenge from army personnel and members of the minority Alawitte, an offshoot of Shiite Islam to whom President Bashar al-Assad and the ruling elite belong.
The sectarian kidnapping is seen as the most dangerous case as the destiny of the abducted would mostly be death.
