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In line with his role as President of Syria, he was also appointed the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party. A series of state elections have since been held regularly every seven years which Assad won with overwhelming majority of votes.
Bashar al-Assad is the 19th and current president of Syria. He entered the post on 17 July 2000. Bashar Al-Assad is the son of former president, Hafez al-Assad, who was the longest-serving president serving 29 years.
Citations. Bibliography. List of presidents of Syria. This is a list of presidents of Syria since 1920. List of officeholders. Syria (1922–1958) United Arab Republic (1958–1961) Syria (1961–present) Timeline. See also. President of Syria. Vice President of Syria. Prime Minister of Syria. List of prime ministers of Syria.
No.PortraitName (birth–death)Elected1Subhi Bey Barakat صبحي بك بركات ...—29 June 1922 [1](1)Subhi Bey Barakat صبحي بك بركات ...—1 January 1925—François Pierre-Alype فرانسوا بيير أليب ...—9 February 19262Ahmad Nami أحمد نامي ...—28 April 19266 days ago · Bashar al-Assad (born September 11, 1965, Damascus, Syria) is the Syrian president from 2000. He succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who had ruled Syria since 1971. In spite of early hopes that his presidency would usher in an era of democratic reform and economic revival, Bashar al-Assad largely continued his father’s authoritarian methods.
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