Asma al-Assad
Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, Levantine pronunciation: [asˈmaː elˈasad]; née Akhras, Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ فَوَّازِ ٱلْأَخْرَسِ: [ˈasma fawˈwaːz elˈʔax.ras]; born 11 August 1975) was the First Lady of Syria from 2000 to 2024.
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| First Lady of Syria | |
| In role 13 December 2000 – 8 December 2024 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Anisa Makhlouf |
| Succeeded by | Latifa al-Sharaa |
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| Born | Asma Fawaz Akhras 11 August 1975 (aged 50) London, England |
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| Mother | Sahar Otri |
| Father | Fawaz Akhras |
| Alma mater | King's College London (BSc) |
She was born and raised in London to Syrian parents. She is married to the 19th President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad.[1][2]
In December 2024, she reportedly fled Syria for Russia alongside her three children following the Fall of Damascus.[3] That same month, it was revealed that al-Assad had leukemia.[4]
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Assad and the First Lady of Brazil, Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva, looking at the statue of Iku-Shamagan in the National Museum of Damascus, 3 December 2003
Asma al-Assad (right) in 2020
Assad with her husband Bashar al-Assad in 2003
References
- ↑ "Assad's British wife targeted by EU as Annan pursues talks on ceasefire". The Scotsman. 24 March 2012. http://www.scotsman.com/news/assad-s-british-wife-targeted-by-eu-as-annan-pursues-talks-on-ceasefire-1-2194030. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Ramdani, Nabila (10 May 2011). "Is Asma Assad in London?". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8503481/Is-Asma-Assad-in-London.html. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Kilner, James (6 December 2024). "Assad's family 'flees' to Russia – but Kremlin won't come to Syrian leader's rescue". Yahoo News. https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-not-come-assad-rescue-172820336.html. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ Farmer, Ben (25 December 2024). "Asma al-Assad given 50/50 chance of survival as leukaemia returns". The Telegraph.