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Born: September 11, 1965 (age 49), Damascus, Syria
Born: September 11, 1965 (age 49), Damascus, Syria
Bashar al-Assad
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| Bashar al-Assad بشار حافظ الأسد | |
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| President of Syria | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Halim Khaddam (Acting) |
| Regional Secretary of the Regional Commandof the Syrian Regional Branch | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2000 | |
| Deputy | |
| Leader | Abdullah al-Ahmar |
| Preceded by | Hafez al-Assad |
| Member of the Regional Command of theSyrian Regional Branch | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 June 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bashar Hafez al-Assad 11 September 1965 Damascus, Syria |
| Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of theArab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Progressive Front |
| Spouse(s) | Asma al-Akhras |
| Children | Hafez Zein Karim |
| Alma mater | Damascus University |
| Profession | Ophthalmologist Politician |
| Religion | Alawi Islam |
| Website | The President |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Syria |
| Service/branch | Syrian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1988– |
| Rank |  Marshal |
| Unit | Republican Guard (until 2000) |
| Commands | Syrian Armed Forces (supreme commander) |
| Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War (2011–) |
Bashar Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: بشار حافظ الأسد Baššār Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad, 
pronunciation (help·info)Levantine pronunciation:[baʃˈʃaːr ˈħaːfezˤ elˈʔasad]; born 11 September 1965)[citation needed] is the President of Syria, General Secretary of theBa'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He has served as President since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who led Syria for 30 years until his death.
pronunciation (help·info)Levantine pronunciation:[baʃˈʃaːr ˈħaːfezˤ elˈʔasad]; born 11 September 1965)[citation needed] is the President of Syria, General Secretary of theBa'ath Party and Regional Secretary of the party's branch in Syria. He has served as President since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who led Syria for 30 years until his death.
Assad graduated from the medical school of Damascus University in 1988, and started to work as a physician in the army. Four years later, he attended postgraduate studies at the Western Eye Hospital, in London, specializing inophthalmology. In 1994, after his elder brother Bassel was killed in a car crash, Bashar was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent. He entered the military academy, taking charge of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon in 1998. In December 2000, Assad married Asma Assad, née Akhras. Assad was reconfirmed by the national electorate as President of Syria in 2000 and 2007, after the People's Council of Syria had voted to propose the incumbent uncontested each time.[1][2] The Assad government has described itself as secular,[3] while experts have contended that the government exploits sectarian tensions in the country to remain in power.[4]
Initially seen by the domestic and international community as a potential reformer,[5] this expectation ceased when he allegedly ordered mass crackdowns and military sieges on Arab Spring protesters, leading to the Syrian Civil War. TheSyrian opposition, the United States, Canada, the European Union and the majority of the Arab League have subsequently called for al-Assad's resignation from the presidency.[6][7] During the Syrian Civil War, Assad was personally implicated in war crimes and crimes against humanity by the United Nations,[8] and was the top of a list of individuals indicted for the greatest responsibility in war crimes for prosecution by the International Criminal Court.[9] In late April 2014, Assad announced he would run for a third term in Syria's first multi-candidate presidential election in decades, amid serious concerns by the European Union, the United States and other countries regarding the legitimacy of this vote and the effect it will have on peace talks with the Syrian Opposition.[10][11] He was sworn in for his third seven-year term, on July 16, 2014, in the presidential palace in Damascus.[12]
- Bashar al-Assad
- Born: September 11, 1965 (age 49), Damascus, Syria
- Spouse: Asma al-Assad (m. 2000)
- Office: President of Syria since 2000
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