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They have three children. [6] The couple were also regarded as the "main economic players" in Syria and controlled large parts of Syrian business sectors, banking, telecommunications, real estate, and maritime industries. [7] Majd al-Assad (1966–2009), was an electrical engineer with a reported history of severe mental problems. [43]
After Hafez al-Assad's death, his son and successor Bashar al-Assad inherited the existing personality cult, with the party hailing him as the "Young Leader" and "Hope of the People." Drawing influence from North Korea's hereditary leadership model , official propaganda in Syria ascribed divine features to the Assad family, and reveres the ...
COMMENT: Syrians have welcomed the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad but the celebrations may not last long as the war-torn country still faces a troubled future, writes The Independent’s world ...
After 13 years of Syria’s grinding civil war, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad is gone, the dictator fleeing his country in the face of a sensational advance by rebel forces.
Assad and her husband have three children. Their first child, a son named Hafez , named after Hafez al-Assad , was born in 2001, followed by a daughter in 2003, and their second son in 2005. [ 12 ] In January 2013, Bashar stated in an interview that Asma was pregnant; [ 59 ] [ 60 ] however, there were no later reports of them having a fourth child.
The focus for the U.S.. after Assad's ouster has been on the historic moment for Syria. Left unsaid: The turmoil could be good news for the U.S.
Assad's authoritarian government previously denied accusations of torturing. 'Every minute it's like you're dying' During his detention in 2013, Abdullah describes how he would regularly hear the ...
The Assad family, 1992-93. Following the death of Bassel al-Assad in 1994, Makhlouf favoured Maher al-Assad, her youngest son and a Syrian general, as a possible successor for her husband. [4] Instead, Bashar al-Assad returned from London, joined the military, and succeeded his father as President of Syria in 2000. [4]