Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian former politician, military officer and dictator who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until...

Hafez Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ بشار الأسد; born 5 December 2001) is the eldest son of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad...

collapse in 2024. He is the younger brother of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and also was a member of the Central Committee of the Syrian Ba'ath...

a rebel coalition advanced towards Damascus, reports emerged that Bashar al-Assad had fled the capital aboard a plane to Russia, where he joined his...

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...

by his son Bashar. After the 1963 coup, the new leadership appointed Assad as the commander of the Syrian Air Force. In February 1966 Assad participated...

The presidency of Bashar al-Assad began on 17 July 2000 succeeding his father, Hafez al-Assad who served as President of Syria from 1971 until his death...

the late President of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, and Jamil al-Assad, and the uncle of the former President Bashar al-Assad. He was the commanding officer of...

The proposed handover of Bashar al-Assad to Syria from Russia, where al-Assad was granted asylum, has become a pressing issue following the fall of his...

The Assad family ruled Syria from 1971, when Hafez al-Assad became president under the Ba'ath Party following the 1970 coup, until Bashar al-Assad was...

younger brother Bashar became heir apparent to the Syrian presidency and ultimately succeeded their father upon his death. Bassel al-Assad was born on 23...

worst' within Freedom House indexes. Hafez al-Assad died in 2000 and was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad, who maintained a similar grip. The assassination...

Syrian Presidents Hafez al-Assad, in power from 1971 to 2000, and Bashar al-Assad, in power from 2000 to 2024. Ali ibn Sulayman al-Wahhish was the son of...

Syria from 1971 to 2000. She is the sister of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. She is the widow of Assef Shawkat, the deputy chief of staff of the...

which brought the Ba'athists to power, until 8 December 2024, when Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus in the face of a rebel offensive during the Syrian Civil...

of Syria under the presidency of Bashar al-Assad and last head of government of the Ba'athist regime. Bashar al-Assad named him prime minister on 14 September...

umbrella term for the Syrian revolutionary organizations that opposed Bashar al-Assad's Ba'athist regime during the Syrian Revolution and Syrian civil war...

mausoleum of Assad and his son had been guarded and maintained by the Syrian security forces and was open to tourists. Bashar al-Assad, the second son...

primarily associated with Assadism, based on the policies of the successive governments of Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad. This system was largely...

This period spanned the successive regimes of Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad. The Assads rose to power as a result of the 1970 Syrian coup d'état...

president Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He served in the People's Assembly of Syria from 1971 until his death...

marked by mass protests against the Ba'athist dictatorship of president Bashar al-Assad meeting police and military violence, massive arrests and a brutal...

presidency of Bashar al-Assad is based on continuity from the Cold War-era policies of his father and predecessor, Hafez al-Assad. Hafez al-Assad was a strong...

That Assad Built". The Foreign Affairs. "Profile: Syria's Bashar al-Assad". BBC News. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2008. "Bashar Al-Assad, President...

Hafez al-Assad. Until 26 October 2018, leadership was shared between his son Bashar al-Assad (head of the Syrian regional organization) and Abdullah al-Ahmar...

European Union and Arab League) withdrew diplomatic recognition of Bashar al-Assad and imposed further sanctions against his government. According to...

President Bashar al Assad attends Arab League summit after 12-year ban". Sky News. Retrieved 25 August 2023. "Syria: Dismay and fear as Bashar al-Assad returns...

Hafez al-Assad come to power. Under Assad, Syria became a hereditary dictatorship. Assad died in 2000, and he was succeeded by his son, Bashar. Since...

Iraq Saddam Hussein, and former presidents of Syria Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar al-Assad. The Ba'athist ideology advocates the "enlightenment of the...

in protest against certain policies of Hafez's son and successor, Bashar al-Assad. He accumulated substantial wealth while in office: a Credit Suisse...