Asma al-Assad
Asma al-Assad | |
|---|---|
أَسْمَاءُ الْأَسَدِ | |
 Assad in 2003 | |
| First Lady of Syria | |
| In role 13 December 2000 – 8 December 2024 | |
| President | Bashar al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Anisa Makhlouf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Asma Fawaz Akhras 11 August 1975 London, England |
| Nationality |
|
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children |
|
| Mother | Sahar Otri |
| Father | Fawaz Akhras |
| Alma mater | King's College London (BSc) |
Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, romanized: ʾAsmāʾ al-ʾAsad, Levantine pronunciation: [asˈmaː elˈasad]; née Akhras, Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ فَوَّازِ ٱلْأَخْرَسِ, romanized: ʾAsmāʾ Fawwāz al-ʾAḵras: [ˈasma fawˈwaːz elˈʔax.ras]; born 11 August 1975) was the First Lady of Syria from 2000 to 2024.
She was born and raised in London to Syrian parents. She is married to the 19th President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad.[1][2]
In December 2024, she reportedly fled Syria for Russia alongside her three children following the Fall of Damascus.[3] That same month, it was revealed that al-Assad had leukemia.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Assad's British wife targeted by EU as Annan pursues talks on ceasefire". The Scotsman. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Ramdani, Nabila (10 May 2011). "Is Asma Assad in London?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Kilner, James (6 December 2024). "Assad's family 'flees' to Russia – but Kremlin won't come to Syrian leader's rescue". Yahoo News. The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ Farmer, Ben (25 December 2024). "Asma al-Assad given 50/50 chance of survival as leukaemia returns". The Telegraph.
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.