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Assad

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As·sad  (ä-säd), Hafez al- 1928?-2000.
Syrian political leader who seized control of the government in 1970 and was elected president in 1971.
Assad [ˈasat]
n
1. (Biographies / Assad, Hafezal (1928 M, Syrian, POLITICS: head of state, POLITICS: statesman, MILITARY: general) Hafiz al (ˈhafɪz æl). born 1928, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria from 1971
2. his son, Bashar al (bæʃəæl). born 194=65, Syrian statesman; president of Syria from 2000


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