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As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. In the 1980s, Assad became a doctor, and in the early 1990s he was training in London as an ophthalmologist.
Assad contested as the only candidate and was subsequently confirmed president on 10 July 2000, with 97.29% support for his leadership. [55] [56] In line with his role as President of Syria, he was also appointed the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party.
Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) Atassi was overthrown when a falling out occurred between Salah Jadid, the real ruler of Syria from 1966 to 1970, and Hafez al-Assad, the Minister of Defense. [11] Assad initiated a coup in 1970, known as the Corrective Movement. [12] — Ahmad al-Khatib أحمد الخطيب (1933–1982) — 18 November 1970
Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأسد; née Akhras; born 11 August 1975) is the former first lady of Syria, married to Bashar al-Assad.Her husband was president from 2000 until he was overthrown on 8 December 2024.
The president of Syria (Arabic: رئيس سوريا, romanized: Raʾīs Sūriyā) is the head of state of Syria. The president is vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at his sole discretion, to his vice presidents .
According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, pro-Assad forces caused more than 90% of the civilian deaths. [21] The Assad government perpetrated numerous war crimes during the course of the Syrian civil war, [a] and Assad's army, the Syrian Arab Armed Forces, also carried out several attacks with chemical weapons. [27]
Hafez al-Assad [a] (6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian politician and military officer who was the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He was also the prime minister of Syria from 1970 to 1971 as well as the regional secretary of the regional command of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and secretary general of the National Command of ...
President Assad may refer to: Hafez al-Assad (1930–2000), 18th president of Syria Bashar al-Assad (born 1965), 19th president of Syria and son of the 18th president