Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian politician who has been the President of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Partys branch in Syria. His father, Hafez al-Assad, was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
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