Now Viewing: bashar_al-assadTag type: Character "Bashar Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: بشار حافظ الأسد Baššār Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad, Levantine pronunciation: [baʃˈʃaːr ˈħaːfezˤ elˈʔasad]; born 11 September 1965) is the President of Syria, commander-in-chief of Syrian Armed Forces, General Secretary of the ruling Ba'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." Al-Assad is also an ophthalmologist. As of March 2015 he remains in power despite protests against his rule during the Arab_Spring and an ongoing civil war in which ISIL also got involved. From: < en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad > See also: Hafez_al-Assad Arab_Spring ISIL dictator Other Wiki Information Last updated: 03/20/15 12:45 PM by surveyork This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
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