Assad

[ah-sahd]

noun

1. Hafez al 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.

Assad

/ ˈasat /

noun

1. Hafiz al (ˈhafɪz æl). 1928–2000, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria (1971–2000)

2. his son, Bashar al (bæʃəæl). born 1965, Syrian statesman; president of Syria from 2000

Example Sentences

Goran Assad Jalal was charged in 2017 over a fraud committed against the Scottish Premiership side - worth more £85,000 - but has never stood trial.

From BBC

Most Syrians cheered the end of the Assad family’s 50-year dictatorship, and exiles began planning returns after Sharaa’s victory.

From Slate

His presence in New York was made possible by an intervention from Washington as part of a broader reset after Assad’s downfall.

From Slate

It’s been a bumpy road since the fall of the Assad regime, according to Ryan Crocker, a former U.S. ambassador to Syria.

From Slate

Captagon was part of a drug empire that bankrolled Assad’s inner circle, with a major role for Assad’s brother, Maher al-Assad, who headed Syria’s fourth army division, which was heavily implicated in the drug’s production and distribution.

From Slate