Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Personal
Birth place: Damascus, Syria
Mother: Anisa Makhlouf al-Assad
Education: University of Damascus, Medicine, 1988; Ophthalmology residency, London, 1992-1994
Military service
Religion
Timeline
1994 – Syrian President Hafez Assad’s oldest son and heir apparent, Basel, dies in a car accident. Second son Bashar, is called back from medical training in Britain and is groomed to take over his father’s role as president.
1999 – Assad becomes a colonel in the Syrian army.
June 10, 2000 – President Hafez Assad dies of a heart attack after 29 years in office.
July 10, 2000 – Assad is elected unopposed as president of Syria.
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