Bashar al-Assad
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Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is the president of Syria and the head of the Ba'ath Party in Syria. He has had those jobs since the death of his father Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000), who had ruled Syria since 1971.[1] Bashar al-Assad was elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2007. He was unopposed each time.[2][3]
[change] References
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ "Syrians Vote For Assad in Uncontested Referendum". The Washington Post. 28 May 2007. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701117.html.
- ↑ "Syria's Assad wins another term". BBC News. 29 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6700021.stm.
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