18th President of Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حَافِظ ٱلْأَسَد, romanized: Ḥāfiẓ al-Asad; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) served as the 18th president of Syria from 1971 until his death of a heart attack in 2000. He was also the general of Syrian Air Force from 1955 - 1972. He was born in Qardaha and died in Damascus.[1] He had four sons and a daughter. His eldest son Bassel al-Assad died in 1994. He was succeeded as president by his second-oldest son Bashar al-Assad (born 1965).
Hafez al-Assad | |
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حَافِظ ٱلْأَسَد | |
18th President of Syria | |
In office 12 March 1971 – 10 June 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Himself Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Abdul Rahman Khleifawi Muhammad Ali al-Halabi Abdul Rauf al-Kasm Mahmoud Zuabi Muhammad Mustafa Mero |
Vice President | Mahmoud al-Ayyubi Rifaat al-Assad Abdul Halim Khaddam |
Preceded by | Ahmad al-Khatib |
Succeeded by | Abdul Halim Khaddam (Acting) |
Prime Minister of Syria | |
In office 21 November 1970 – 3 April 1971 | |
President | Ahmad al-Khatib Himself |
Preceded by | Nureddin al-Atassi |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Khleifawi |
Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch | |
In office 18 November 1970 – 10 June 2000 | |
Deputy | Mohamad Jaber Bajbouj Zuhair Masharqa Sulayman Qaddah |
Preceded by | Nureddin al-Atassi |
Succeeded by | Bashar al-Assad |
Personal details | |
Born | Qardaha, Alawite State, French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon | 6 October 1930
Died | 10 June 2000 69) Damascus, Syria | (aged
Resting place | Qardaha, Syria |
Political party | Ba'ath Party (Syrian faction) (since 1966) |
Other political affiliations | Arab Ba'ath Party (1946–47)Ba'ath Party (1947–66) |
Spouse(s) | Anisa Makhlouf (1957–2000) |
Relations | Jamil, Rifaat (brothers) |
Children | Bushra, Bassel, Bashar, Majd, Maher |
Parents | Ali Sulayman al-Assad Na'sa al-Assad |
Alma mater | Homs Military Academy |
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