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Hafez Al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad
حافظ الأسد
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Assad in 1996
18th President of Syria
In office
12 March 1971 – 10 June 2000
Prime Minister
Vice President
Preceded by Ahmad al-Khatib
Succeeded by Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting)
Prime Minister of Syria
In office
21 November 1970 – 3 April 1971
President
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
Preceded by Nureddin al-Atassi
Succeeded by Bashar al-Assad
Secretary General of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
In office
12 September 1971 – 10 June 2000
Deputy Abdullah al-Ahmar
Preceded by Nureddin al-Atassi
Succeeded by Abdullah al-Ahmar (de facto; al-Assad is still de jure Secretary General, even though he is dead.)
Minister of Defense
In office
23 February 1966 – 1972
President
Prime Minister
Preceded by Muhammad Umran
Succeeded by Mustafa Tlass
Member of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
In office
27 March 1966 – 10 June 2000
In office
5 September 1963 – 4 April 1965
Personal details
Born (1930-10-06)6 October 1930
Qardaha, Alawite State, Syria
Died 10 June 2000(2000-06-10) (aged 69)
Damascus, Syria
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) Aniseh (née Makhluf) (1957–2000)
Relations Jamil, Rifaat (brothers)
Children Bushra, Bassel, Bashar, Majd, Maher
Alma mater Homs Military Academy
Religion Islam (Alawite)
Military service
Allegiance  Syria
Service/branch Syrian Air Force
Years of service 1952–72
Rank Syrian -AF-farik-awwal.svg General
Commands Syrian Air Force
Syrian Armed Forces
Battles/wars Six Day War (1967)
War of Attrition (1967–70)
Black September (1970–71)

Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسد‎‎ Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad, Levantine pronunciation: [ˈħaːfezˤ elˈʔasad] Modern Standard Arabic: [ħaːfɪðˤ al'ʔasad]; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman, politician and general who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000, Prime Minister from 1970 to 1971, Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Secretary General of the National Command of the Ba'ath Party from 1970 to 2000. He participated in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état which brought the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power, and was appointed Commander of the Syrian Air Force by the new leadership. In 1966, Assad participated in a second coup, which toppled the traditional leaders of the Ba'ath Party, and brought a radical military faction headed by Salah Jadid to power. Assad was appointed defense minister by the new government. In 1970 Assad seized power by toppling Jadid, and appointed himself the undisputed leader of Syria in the period 1970–71.


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