bashar al-assad
Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: بشار الأسد) (born 11 September 1965) was a Syrian politician who was the 19th president of Syria from 2000 to 2024 (until his defeat in the Syrian Civil War, after which he fled the country to Russia on December 8th). In addition, he was the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. The son of Hafez al-Assad.
On 8 December 2024, Assad fled Damascus to Russia just before its fall to the rebels, ending 54 years of the Assad family's rule.
See also
External links
- Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad