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  1. Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia

    Bashar al-Assad[b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian former politician, doctor and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the …

  2. Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, Religion, Fleeing, & Facts ...

    3 days ago · Bashar al-Assad (born September 11, 1965, Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian dynast who succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, as president of Syria in 2000 and served until …

  3. Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with …

    Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a …

  4. Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad flees to parts unknown as …

    Dec 8, 2024 · The possible whereabouts of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began to emerge Sunday after he abruptly resigned and fled Damascus as rebel forces stormed the …

  5. Assad, Ousted Syrian Ruler, Leads Life of Luxury in Russia - The …

    Dec 22, 2025 · Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia.

  6. Syria’s Bashar al-Assad: The president who lost his homeland

    Dec 8, 2024 · Overthrown president leaves a country in ruins and questions about what’s next. After more than 13 years of war, hundreds of thousands of people killed and millions …

  7. How Bashar Assad went from eye doctor to brutal Syrian dictator

    Dec 9, 2024 · Here's how Assad rose from that unintended beginning as the leader of the strategically important Middle Eastern nation, with a key port on the Mediterranean, to the iron …

  8. Who Is Bashar Assad, Syria’s Fallen Dictator? | World News | U.S.

    Dec 11, 2024 · Born in 1965 in Damascus, Syria, Assad is the second son of former Syrian ruler Hafez Assad. Hafez Assad rose through the ranks of the Arab socialist Baath party, taking …

  9. Bashar al-Assad: The president who led Syria's bloody crackdown

    Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century.

  10. The Fall of Bashar al-Assad: Winners, Losers, and Challenges Ahead

    May 7, 2025 · The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has prompted major powers to reassess their geopolitical strategy.