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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.
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.
Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) 5: Hafez al-Assad حافظ الأسد (1930–2000) 1971 1978 1985 1991 1999: 12 March 1971 10 June 2000 29 years, 90 days Syrian Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) Assad died in office. [13] — Abdul Halim Khaddam عبدالحليم خدام (1932–2020) — 10 June 2000 17 July 2000 37 days Syrian Ba'ath Party ...
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 .
The Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces (Arabic: رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة للجيش والقوات المسلحة, romanized: Rayiys hayyat al'arkan aleamat liljaysh walquaat almusalaha) was the professional head of the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Army.
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However by 1997, Syrian president Hafez al-Assad began reestablishing relations with Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. [44] The ascendance of Bashar in 2000 boosted this process, [ 45 ] and Syria ignored the sanctions against Iraq , helping Iraq to illegally import oil.