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{{Infobox politician|name=Bashar al-Assad|native_name=بشار الأسد|birth_date=11 September 1965 (age 59)|birth_place=Damascus, [[Syria]]|political_orientation=[[Ba'athism]]|political_party=[[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party]]|image=Bashar al-Assad (2018-05-17) 02 (cropped).jpg}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Bashar al-Assad|native_name=بشار الأسد|image_size=200|birth_date=11 September 1965 (age 59)|birth_place=Damascus, [[Syria]]|political_orientation=[[Ba'athism]]|political_party=[[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party]]|image=Bashar al-Assad (2018-05-17) 02 (cropped).jpg}} | ||
'''Bashar al-Assad''' is a [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syrian]] politician who served as the [[President of the Syrian Arab Republic]] from July 2000 to December 2024. | '''Bashar al-Assad''' (born 11 September 1965) is a [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syrian]] politician and [[Axis of Resistance]] leader who served as the [[President of the Syrian Arab Republic]] from July 2000 to December 2024. On 9 December 2024, [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|Western]]-backed forces conquered Damascus, and Assad fled to [[Moscow]], where he was granted political asylum.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Workers World]]|title=Syria: the struggle is not over|date=2024-12-08|url=https://www.workers.org/2024/12/82422/}}</ref> | ||
== | == Personal life == | ||
Assad is married to Asma Assad, a [[British]]-born investment banker. She is currently suffering from | Assad is married to Asma Assad, a [[British]]-born investment banker. She is currently suffering from acute myeloid leukemia.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=RT|title=Syrian first lady diagnosed with leukemia|date=2021-05-21|url=https://www.rt.com/news/597977-asma-assad-diagnosed-leukemia/|retrieved=2024-05-21}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Syrian politicians]] | [[Category:Syrian politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Former heads of state]] | |||
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| Born | 11 September 1965 (age 59) Damascus, Syria |
| Political orientation | Ba'athism |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician and Axis of Resistance leader who served as the President of the Syrian Arab Republic from July 2000 to December 2024. On 9 December 2024, Western-backed forces conquered Damascus, and Assad fled to Moscow, where he was granted political asylum.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Assad is married to Asma Assad, a British-born investment banker. She is currently suffering from acute myeloid leukemia.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Syria: the struggle is not over" (2024-12-08). Workers World.
- ↑ "Syrian first lady diagnosed with leukemia" (2021-05-21). RT. Retrieved 2024-05-21.