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  1. Bashar al-Assad [a] [b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which nominally espouses a neo-Ba'athist ideology.

    • President of Syria

      Bashar al-Assad is the 19th and current president of Syria....

    • Asma al-Assad

      Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأسد; née Akhras;...

    • Bushra al-Assad

      Bushra al-Assad (Arabic: بُشْرَى ٱلْأَسَدِ, romanized: Bušrā...

    • Bassel al-Assad

      Bassel al-Assad (Arabic: بَاسِلُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, romanized: Bāsil...

  2. Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is the president of Syria and the head of the Ba'ath Party in Syria. Assad has held these positions since the death of his father Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000), who had ruled Syria since 1971. Bashar al-Assad was elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2007 with 97% votes.

  3. Apr 17, 2018 · Profile: Bashar al-Assad. President Assad has ruled Syria with an iron fist for nearly two decades. We take a look at his life and legacy. Bashar al-Assad's regime has received...

  4. Foreign policy of the Bashar al-Assad administration. Syrian foreign policy during the presidency of Bashar al-Assad is based on continuity from the Cold War -era policies of his father and predecessor, Hafiz al-Assad. Hafiz al-Assad was a strong supporter of Soviet Union and aligned Ba'athist Syria closely with the Eastern Bloc.

  5. The al-Assad family, also known as the Assad dynasty, is a Syrian political family that has ruled Syria since Hafiz al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971 under the Ba'ath Party. After his death, in June 2000, he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad. The al-Assads are originally from Qardaha, Latakia.

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