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Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria Father: Hafez Assad, late Syrian President Mother: Anisa Makhlouf al-Assad Marriage: Asma (Akhras) al-Assad (2000-present) Children: Karim, 2004; Zein, 2003; Hafez, 2001 Education: University of Damascus, Medicine, 1988; Ophthalmology residency, London,
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