Bashar al-Assad

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President of Syria head of state human politician

Bashar al-Assad is the long-time authoritarian president of Syria, whose rule has been marked by a brutal civil war, widespread human rights abuses, and significant international controversy.

Aliases (2)

Bashar ×1
Bashar Hafez al-Assad ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	President of Syria → head of state → human → politician →
accusedOf	crimes against humanity → use of chemical weapons in Syria → war crimes →
alliedWith	Hezbollah → Iran → Russia →
cameToPower	after death of Hafez al-Assad in 2000 →
child	Hafez Bashar al-Assad → Karim Bashar al-Assad → Zeina Bashar al-Assad →
conflict	Syrian civil war →
countryOfCitizenship	Syria →
dateOfBirth	1965-09-11 →
educatedAt	Damascus University → King’s College Hospital → Western Eye Hospital →
election	2000 Syrian presidential election → 2007 Syrian presidential election → 2014 Syrian presidential election → 2021 Syrian presidential election →
ethnicGroup	Alawites →
familyName	al-Assad →
father	Hafez al-Assad →
fullName	Bashar Hafez al-Assad →
gender	male →
givenName	Bashar →
internationalResponse	subject of extensive international criticism and controversy →
languageSpoken	Arabic → English →
memberOf	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region →
mother	Anisa Makhlouf →
notableFor	authoritarian rule in Syria → role in the Syrian civil war → widespread human rights abuses alleged by international organizations →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	physician → politician →
placeOfBirth	Damascus → Syria →
politicalParty	Ba'ath Party →
positionHeld	Chairman of the National Progressive Front (Syria) → Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Armed Forces → President of Syria → Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party (Syria Region) →
precededBy	Hafez al-Assad →
profession	ophthalmologist →
religion	Alawite Islam →
residence	Damascus → Presidential Palace, Damascus →
sanctionedBy	European Union → United States government →
sibling	Bassel al-Assad → Bushra al-Assad → Maher al-Assad → Majd al-Assad →
spouse	Asma al-Assad →
startTimeOfPosition_President of Syria	2000-07-17 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hafez al-Assad →	child
President of Syria →	currentHolder
Bashar al-Assad ("Bashar Hafez al-Assad") →	fullName
Bashar al-Assad ("Bashar") →	givenName
Syrian Civil War →	hasLeaderOnSide
Syria →	headOfState
Ba'ath Party →	notableLeader
Hafez al-Assad →	successor