Hafez alassad october 6, 1930 june 10, 2000, syrian. We ask if alassad and his allies can claim victory in syria, and author johann hari discusses depression. Jan 03, 2012 asmas husband, bashar al assad, was elected president in 2000, after the death of his father, hafez al assad, with a startling 97 percent of the vote. Answering these questions requires an understanding of bashars religious sect, the alawites, the regional strife among sunni and shiite nations, arab nationalism, and the assad family as a whole.
What separates this book from others on syria and the syrian uprising is the sense of immediacy that comes from dr leschs long acquaintanceship with bashar alassad and regime insiders and the anger and sorrow he feels about their betrayal of syria. The militarization of opposition to bashar alassads regime actually. Dubbed the butcher of hama, he headed an elite force that put down a sunni insurrection in the central city in february 1982, a crackdown that claimed between 10,000 and 40,000 lives, according to varying estimates. Bushra alassad, sister of syrian president bashar alassad and widow of the regimes intelligence chief, asif shawkat had moved here, to dubai.
Hafez al assad was born on october 6th 1930 in qardaha syria to an allawite family. Pages in category assad family the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Bashar alassads mother has fled syria, us ambassador claims. After this bushra, who is the presidents sister, moved to. Sam daghers book assad or we burn the country is a vivid and at times. She is the widow of assef shawkat, the deputy chief of staff of the syrian armed forces and former head of the syrian military intelligence, who was killed. Assad became president in june 2000, after his father died. Giacomo gentile oasis center 09 february 2017 we wish to propose to you the travel log that a representative of the association of holy land wrote for oasis from aleppo. Despite being alawite with the syrian civil war ongoing, part of the alawite community is starting to distance themselves from the alassad government. Join facebook to connect with bushra al assad and others you may know.
The only remaining online copy of vogues asma alassad. Learn more about assad s children, siblings, and parents. When bashar alassad assumed the presidency in 2000 following hafezs death, many expected him to be a chip off the old block, but this has not proved to be the case. A car bomb in damascus on february 21st was the latest violence to hit the capital where many members of president bashar assads ruling. Bushra s husband, security bigwig assef shawkat, was killed in the july 18th bombing. The history behind bashar alassads rise to power and the civil war. Aug 25, 2016 the al assad family has ruled syria since hafez al assad became president of syria in 1971 and established an authoritarian government under the control of the baath party. He visited the western part of the syrian city in october, when the bloody conflict between the forces of bashar alassads regime and the rebel armed groups, controlling the east side of the city, was still ongoing. House of assad about hafez alassad, president of syria from 1970 to 2000, and father of the present despot, bashar. In late september, several news outlets confirmed what the local syrian community already knew. Bushra alassad born on 24 october 1960 is the first child and only daughter of hafez alassad. Assad s paternal grandfather, ali sulayman al assad, had managed to change his status from peasant to minor notable and, to reflect this, in 1927 he had changed the family name from wahsh meaning savage to al assad. The books subtitle is how one familys lust for power destroyed syria.
The pharmacist is a powerful and ideologically driven member of the family. Jan 30, 20 in late september, several news outlets confirmed what the local syrian community already knew. Bashar alassad, it seems likely, did want change when he inherited power. Jan 25, 20 bushra al assad, mr assad s eldest sister, reportedly left the country with her five children. The views expressed in the al bushra articles and posts are not necessarily those of al bushra or its owners or volunteers, but are solely those of the individual authors.
Assad and first lady of hell live life of luxury as. Mar 31, 2018 we ask if al assad and his allies can claim victory in syria, and author johann hari discusses depression. Nov 14, 20 answering these questions requires an understanding of bashars religious sect, the alawites, the regional strife among sunni and shiite nations, arab nationalism, and the assad family as a whole. In 1963 the secular, arab nationalist and socialist baath party came to power in syria. The alassad family has ruled syria since hafez alassad became president of syria in 1971. House of assad about hafez alassad, president of syria from 1970. She is the sister of current syrian president bashar alassad. His son, bashar alassad, of course, now reigns over syrias ongoing bloody civil war.
In 2011, president bashar alassad, decided to address the arab springtype. Bushra al assad born on 24 october 1960 is the first child and only daughter of hafez al assad. Bushra alassad was being courted by assef shawkat, a man 10 years her senior too old and too poor for basils liking. She is said to have urged her son, president bashar alassad, to crack down on opponents in 2011 as syrias civil war erupted. Bushra al assad was being courted by assef shawkat, a man 10 years her senior too old and too poor for basils liking.
Hafez alassad biography childhood, life achievements. Maher alassad, younger brother of syrian president bashar alassad, is described by analysts as someone even more ruthless than bashar. Photos of postchemo asma assad roil social media while some wish syrian leaders wife a speedy recovery, others say its time for first lady of sarin and chlorine attacks to get a taste. He felt it was improper for his sister to marry shawkat, so he had him. Syria and the assad family is a history that examines how hafez alassads middle son grew up and the events that brought him to power in syria. The eu sanctioned members are bashar alassad and his wife asama, maher alassad and his wife manal, bushra alassad, hael alassad, munzer alassad, hafezs nephews zuhair shalish, riyad shalish, and kamals soninlaw ayman jaber. Bashar hafez al assad was born in damascus on 11 september 1965, the second oldest son of anisa makhlouf and hafez al assad. Asmas husband, bashar alassad, was elected president in 2000, after the death of his father, hafez alassad, with a startling 97 percent of the vote.
Apr 06, 2018 rifaat al assad, now 80, alone accounts for 80 percent of the assets seized by french customs authorities last year. Syrias first lady asma assad, 37, is pregnant according to beirut newspapern alakhbar. Bushra alassad born 1960 is a pharmacist and married with five children to. Their father changed it to assad and of course he was bushra al assad, now the funny thing about all of this right here bashar al assad this is him there with his wife he was educated in britain as a doctor. Anisa makhlouf born 1934, wife of hafez and former first lady. The original cover image for this posting ws of ribal alassad, a dissident member of the clan who has spoken out forcefully against corruption. Bushra alassad project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Al bushra does not compensate the authors for their contributions and takes no responsibility for the articles and their contents. In the late 1980s patrick seale wrote an excellent account of the alassad family well before it was clear that bashar, its bookish, quiet. Hafez alassad was born on october 6th 1930 in qardaha syria to an allawite family. Assads peasant paternal grandfather had changed the family name from wahsh meaning savage or monster upon acquiring minor noble status in 1927. Bushra al assad is the first child and only daughter of hafez al assad, who was the president of syria from 1971 to 2000. Bashar alassad was born on september 11, 1965, in damascus, syria, to hafez alassad, and his wife, aniseh. Bashar al assad, it seems likely, did want change when he inherited power.
Bushra has always had a tense relationship with her brother, partially due to an alleged personality clash with his wife, asma. Bushra al assad born 1960 is a pharmacist and married with five children to. Eu sanctions on assads sister upheld al arabiya english. Apr 07, 2017 his brother majd al assad died in 2009. Her husband, assef shawqat, was the governments deputy defence minister until he was killed in a. President putin in biblical prophecy israeli news live. Jan 29, 20 syrias first lady asma assad, 37, is pregnant according to beirut newspapern al akhbar. European commission press releases press release the.
Alassad family project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A european court on wednesday upheld eu sanctions against the sister of syrian president bashar alassad, finding that her strong family ties justified the. Bashar alassad born 1965, is the president of syria since 2000. When bashar took over, he was obliged at first to work with his fathers coterie of revolutionary leaders many of whom had headed the states key institutions, such as the. Anisa makhlouf 19302016, wife of hafez and first lady bushra al assad, died as an infant before 1960. Despot bashar al assad and his britishborn wife, dubbed the first lady of hell, enjoy a lavish lifestyle while children are gassed to death on the streets of syria. Bushra alassad is the first child and only daughter of hafez alassad, who was the president of syria from 1971 to 2000. Photos of postchemo asma assad roil social media the. He was killed on 18 july 2012 in a bombing in damascus, during the syrian civil war. Hafez alassad, the former president and father of the current incumbent bashar, was born in 1930 to a poor family, and into the minority alawite sect, in the remote coastal village of qardaha in. She was married to assef shawqat, the deputy chief of staff of the syrian armed forces and former head of the syrian military intelligence, who was killed by the rebels on 18 july 2012. Syrian president bashar alassad is from a powerful family. Rifaat alassad, now 80, alone accounts for 80 percent of the assets seized by french customs authorities last year.
In dubai, a friendly cage for assads women syria deeply. Sam, in this book, youre telling the story of the assad family, but youre also. His father, hafez al assad, once ruled the country with an iron fist. Feb 01, 2005 very concise introduction to the presidency of assad. Dagher explains brutal syrian regimes in assad or we burn the. Bashar alassads uncle the butcher of hama faces corruption tr. Their father changed it to assad and of course he was bushra alassad, now the funny thing about all of this right here bashar alassad this is him there with his wife he was educated in britain as a doctor.
The alassad family has ruled syria since hafez alassad became president of syria in 1971 and established an authoritarian government under the. In modern days assad his family actually sulayman alwahhish was their original name which meant wild beast. Oct 10, 2018 there is a quite unbelievable claim made in the documentary a dangerous dynasty. She was married to assef shawqat, the deputy chief of staff of the syrian armed forces and former head of the syrian military intelligence, who was killed. May 21, 2019 aniseh chawkat, 22, the niece of syrian president bashar alassad, rented a flat in london for more than. Bushra alassad, mr assads eldest sister, reportedly left the country with her five children. Assef shawkat 19502012, was deputychief of staff of the syrian army and the former head of military intelligence. The news was relayed to the paper via mysterious arab visitors to syria who reportedly met with her. Bushras husband, security bigwig assef shawkat, was killed in the july 18th bombing. Ali sulayman was an allawite noble that was stridently against the french occupation. Dec 20, 2015 in modern days assad his family actually sulayman al wahhish was their original name which meant wild beast.
The general court confirms the entry of ms bushra al assad, sister of the syrian president bashar al assad, on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures taken against syria despite the death of her husband deputy chief of staff of the syrian regime, the family link between ms al assad and her brother is sufficient for the council to. It is not clear what methodology is followed in sanctioning these family members but not others. Oct 11, 2011 hafez al assad, the former president and father of the current incumbent bashar, was born in 1930 to a poor family, and into the minority alawite sect, in the remote coastal village of qardaha in. The general court confirms the entry of ms bushra alassad, sister of the syrian president bashar alassad, on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures taken against syria despite the death of her husband deputy chief of staff of the syrian regime, the family link between ms alassad and her brother is sufficient for the council to. Assad peres coup perhaps marks the moment when the wholesale syrian administrative breakdown so feared by lawrence subsided to one of merely seething tribal and religious dissatisfaction with the central regime, coupled with regular overseas adventuring. On saturday, syrian state media announced the death of bashar alassads mother, anisa makhlouf, putting to rest persistent rumours about her demise. Its a halfway decent introduction that gives insight into his relationship with the syrian people prior to the syrian revolution in 2011, other arab leaders, israel, the us government during the war in iraq and the kurds inside syria. There is a quite unbelievable claim made in the documentary a dangerous dynasty. Very concise introduction to the presidency of assad. She is the sister of current syrian president bashar al assad. But when the crisis came, the family defaulted to the tried and trusted methods of its patriarch, hafez.
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