Hafez al-Assad [a] (6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian politician and military officer who was the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.

Dec 26, 2024 · Hafez al-Assad (born October 6, 1930, Qardāḥa, Syria—died June 10, 2000, Damascus) was the president of Syria (1971–2000) who brought stability to the country and established it as a powerful presence in the Middle East.

Hafez al-Assad served as the President of Syria from 12 March 1971 until his death on 10 June 2000. He had been Prime Minister of Syria, leading a government for two years. He was succeeded by his son, Bashar al-Assad.

17 hours ago · 'The al-Assad saga' (Part 3/4). Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was always to have one of his sons succeed ...

Dec 8, 2024 · Hafez al-Assad was an air force officer who seized power in a 1970 coup. Syria had already endured repeated coups, most of them short-lived.

Dec 22, 2024 · Hafez al-Assad's government "deployed unrestrained violence", said Middle East politics expert Sefa Secen in Time. He consolidated his power by exploiting "sectarian and ethnic divisions",...

Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حَافِظ ٱلْأَسَد, romanized: Ḥāfiẓ al-Asad; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) served as the 18th president of Syria from 1971 until his death of a heart attack in 2000.

Syrian President Hafez al-Assad died in Damascus at the age of 69 on June 10, 2000. He was succeeded by his son Bashar . On December 11, 2024, Syrian Rebel fighters torched the tomb of Hafez al-Assad in his hometown of Qardaha.

Dec 11, 2024 · Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the family's hometown.

Jun 10, 2000 · Syrian president Hafez Assad was one of the longest-serving leaders in modern Middle Eastern history. After staging a bloodless coup (overthrow of government) in 1970 he turned Syria from a country that had been stricken with …