[1] Alawite Muslim.
Brother: Rifaat al-Assad
Brother: Jamil al-Assad (politician, b. 1933)
Wife: Anissa Makhloof (until his death, one daughter, four sons)
Son: Basil al-Assad (b. 1959, d. 1994 automobile accident)
Son: Bashar al-Assad (President of Syria, b. 11-Sep-1965)
Son: Majd al-Assad (electrical engineer)
Son: Maher al-Assad (military, b. 1968)
Daughter: Bushra al-Assad (pharmacist)
University: Syrian Military Academy
President of Syria 22-Feb-1971 to 10-Jun-2000
Prime Minister of Syria 21-Nov-1970 to 3-Apr-1971
Syrian Minister Defense (1966-70)
Traveled to the USSR Sep-1972
Heart Attack Nov-1983
Traveled to the USSR Oct-1984
Prostate Surgery Jan-1997