Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسد; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was president of Syria from 1971 until his death. He was also the general of Syrian Air Force from 1955 - 1972. He was born in Qardaha and died in Damascus.[1] He had four sons and a daughter. His eldest son Bassel al-Assad died in 1994. In 2000, al-Assad died of a heart attack. He was succeeded as president by his second-oldest son Bashar al-Assad (born 1965), who still has that job.
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Hafiz (center) and Nureddin al-Atassi (left) meeting with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, 1969
General Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000), the new president of Syria in November 1970.
General Hafiz al-Assad in 1970.
Hafiz in 1971 with Sunni members of the political elite: (L–R) Ahmad al-Khatib, Assad, Abdullah al-Ahmar and Mustafa Tlass
Hafiz greeting Richard Nixon on the latter's arrival at Damascus Airport, 15 July 1974
Hafiz, Algerian President Houari Boumediene and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 1977.
Hafiz al-Assad alongside Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1979
Hafez al-Assad. Taken sometime before April 1987.
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