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Assad (former Syrian President Hafiz al-Assad al-Assad) refers to Hafiz al-Assad in general.

Hafiz al-Assad (Arabic:? English: Hafiz al-Assad (Hafiz al-Assad, 1930 10 20001October 6-1June), a former Syrian politician, was in power for 30 years, and is the father of the current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

1930101On October 6, Assad was born in an Alawite (Shiite branch) Muslim family in northern Syria [1].

. When Assad 17 years old, the Syrian Baath Party was founded [1].

. In the same year, Assad established a party branch in the school [1].

. His name means "lion" in Arabic 1952. In 1952, Assad gave up his ideal of being a doctor, entered Homs Military Academy, and then transferred to Aleppo Air Force Academy to study flying [1].

. 1963, the Arab Baath Socialist Party supported by the military gained power. 1970165438+1October 13. Hafiz al-Assad, a former minister of national defense and air force commander, launched the "rectification movement" to reorganize the party's regional leadership and government and became the general secretary of the Baath Party, the prime minister of the government and the minister of national defense himself [2].

. 1971March 12 Syria held a referendum and Assad was elected president [3]

. 197 1-2000 as president of the Syrian Arab Republic. He was re-elected for four terms by universal suffrage and was the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East in the late 20th century. Assad's rule turned Syria from a weak country into a regional power [1].