Hafez al-Assad

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Hafez al-Assad
Preses o Sirie
In office
22 Februar 1971 – 10 Juin 2000
Prime MeenisterAbdul Rahman Kleifawi
Mahmoud al-Ayyubi
Muhammad Ali al-Halabi
Abdul Rauf al-Kasm
Mahmoud Zuabi
Muhammad Mustafa Mero
Precedit biAhmad al-Khatib
Succeedit biAbdul Halim Khaddam (Actin)
Prime Meenister o Sirie
In office
21 November 1970 – 3 Aprile 1971
PresesAhmad al-Khatib
Precedit biNureddin al-Atassi
Succeedit biAbdul Rahman Kleifawi
Secretary o the Sirie Regional Command o the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
In office
1970 – 10 Juin 2000
Precedit biNureddin al-Atassi
Succeedit biBashar al-Assad
Secretary General o the Naitional Command o the Ba'ath Pairty
In office
1970 – 10 Juin 2000
Precedit biUnkent
Succeedit biAbdullah al-Ahmar
Meenister o Defense
In office
1966–1972
Precedit biMuhammad Umran
Succeedit biMustafa Tlass
Personal details
BornHafez ibn 'Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad
6 October 1930(1930-10-06)
Qardaha, Sirie
Dee'd10 Juin 2000(2000-06-10) (aged 69)
Damascus, Sirie
Restin placeQardaha, Sirie
Poleetical pairtyArab Ba'ath Muivement (1946–1947)
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Pairty (1947–1966)
Damascus-based Ba'ath Pairty (1966–2000) (NPF)
Spoose(s)Aniseh (née Makhluf)
Bairns5
ReligionAlawite
Militar service
Allegiance Sirie
Service/brainchSirie Air Force
Years o service1955-1972
RankGeneral
CommandsCommander o Sirie Air Force
Meenister o Defense

Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسدḤāfiẓ al-Asad) (October 6, 1930 – Juin 10, 2000) servit as Prime Meenister o Sirie frae 1970 tae 1971 an preses o Sirie frae 1971 till his daith. Assad's rule stabilized an consolidatit the pouer o the kintra's central govrenment efter decades o coups an coonter-coups.