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Rifaat al-Assad
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Syrian former military officer and politician (1937–2026)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rifat
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ba'athist Syria
- Place of birth
- Qardaha
- Place of death
- Dubai
- Father
- Ali al-Assad
- Sibling
- Jamil al-Assad
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Homs Military Academy
- Political party
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Conflict
- 1999 Latakia protests
- Military branch
- Syrian Army
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Rifaathafezassad (cropped).jpg
- Convicted of
- money laundering
- Political ideology
- Ba'athism
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- date of birth
- 1937-08-22
- Commons category
- Rifaat al-Assad
- name in native language
- رفعت علي الأسد
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Defense Companies
- nickname
- جزَّار حماة
- political alignment
- far-left politics
- date of death
- 2026-01-20
- relative
- Bassel al-Assad
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