Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is the president of Syria and the head of the Ba'ath Party in Syria. Assad has held these positions since the death of his father Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000), who had ruled Syria since 1971.
Bashar al-Assad was elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2007. He was unopposed each time because no-one else was allowed to stand against him.
A: Bashar al-Assad is the president of Syria and the head of the Ba'ath Party in Syria.
A: Bashar al-Assad was born on September 11, 1965.
A: Bashar al-Assad has been in power since the death of his father Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000), who had ruled Syria since 1971.
A: Bashar al-Assad was first elected in 2000.
A: No, Bashar al-Assad was unopposed each time he was elected because no-one else was allowed to stand against him.
A: Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected once, in 2007.
A: Bashar al-Assad is the head of the Ba'ath Party in Syria.
