Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
Gunmen kill seven, wound four in Syria bus attack
Unidentified gunmen killed seven people and wounded four in an attack on a workers’ bus in Syria’s Homs province. Separately, a gas pipeline explosion near Damascus knocked three power stations offline and threatened electricity and water supplies; officials said the cause was still under investigation, amid reports of earlier sabotage incidents.
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About Bashar al-Assad
Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a former Syrian politician, medical doctor, and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil war. As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1970 to 2000.
Everything about Bashar al-Assad →- Occupation
- statesperson, ophthalmologist, military leader, politician
- Position held
- President of Syria, commanding officer
- Citizenship
- Syria
- Born
- September 11, 1965
