Asma al-Assad

Also known as Asma Fawaz al-Assad, Asma Al Akhras, Esma al-Assad, Asma' Al Assad, Asma Fawaz Al Akhras

First Lady of Syrian Arab Republic (2000-2024)

Key facts

President: Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by: Anisa Makhlouf
Succeeded by: Latifa al-Droubi
Born: Asma Fawaz Akhras , ( 1975-08-11 ) 11 August 1975 (age 50) , London , England
Spouse: Bashar al-Assad ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 )
Children: 3, including Hafez
Parents: Fawaz Akhras (father) Sahar Otri (mother)
Education: King's College London ( BSc )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Asma
Gender: female
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Acton
Spouse: Bashar al-Assad
Occupation: financial analyst
Position held: السيدة الأولى
Political party: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Arabic
Religion: Sunni Islam
Academic degree: Bachelor of Science
Image: Asma al-Assad.jpg
Residence: Moscow
Political ideology: Ba'athism

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Commons category: Asma al-Assad
date of birth: 1975-08-11
name in native language: أسماء الأسد
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medical condition: acute myeloid leukemia
birth name: أسماء الأخرس
married name: أسماء الأسد
relative: Anisa Makhlouf
political alignment: far-left politics
replaced by: Latifa al-Droubi

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Encyclopedic overview

Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأسد; née Akhras; born 11 August 1975) is a British-born Syrian economist who served as the first lady of Syria from 2000 to 2024 as the wife of Bashar al-Assad. She became first lady when she married al-Assad on 13 December 2000, shortly after he became president.

Asma Fawaz Akhras graduated from King's College London in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and French literature. She had a career in investment banking and was planning to begin an MBA at Harvard University when she married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000. She resigned from her job in investment banking following the wedding and remained in Syria, where their three children were born. As first lady, she played a major role in supporting government organisations involved with social and economic development as part of a reform initiative halted due to the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.

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