She is the sister of current syrian president bashar alassad. It begins with a discussion of alassads first years in office, the damascus spring and the increasing international pressure following 911 and the assassination of former prime minister of lebanon, rafic hariri. Based on unique and extraordinary access to syrias president bashar alasad, his circle, and his family, this book tells syrias inside story. Although the conflict has been ongoing for the past few years, it has recently gained new steam in the news after the fall of aleppo. President bashar alassad of syria ebook by heinz duthel. These books are nikolaos van dams the struggle for power in syria. Dagher explains brutal syrian regimes in assad or we burn the. The parts of the book in which dagher describes how hafez assad set up a. Bashar alassad is the face of syrias regime, but his family also wields powerful influence.
Other articles where alassad national library is discussed. This is an excellent book on the assad family, the key figures who built the current syrian government. In 1963 the secular, arab nationalist and socialist baath party came to power in syria. Under the long rule of assads father, hafez alassad, maleks family had been deprived of their apartment in the grand old tahaan building in damascus, and the home that was our country. Naturally, people want to know more, but theres so much information its hard to know where to start. In 1920 there were 30 assad families living in massachusetts. The fall of the house of assad by lesch, david isbn. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family.
Hafez ibn ali ibn sulayman alassad 1930 2000 genealogy. After his death in 2000, his son bashar succeeded him the assads are originally from qardaha, just east of latakia in northwest syria. Hafez alassad, who was born into a poor family, joined the. How important is it to the fates of iraq, iran, israel, and lebanon. The fall of the house of assad is by turns quite fascinating. The ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. The ones listed in this book are all wellwritten, but thats not saying much, as most of his work is wellwritten and page turning.
Bashar alassads wife asma is expecting a fourth child, according to a lebanese newspaper with a reputation for informed access to the inner workings of the regime in damascus. Bashar alassad gives interviews in a library in a guest house in the grounds of the presidential palace in the west of damascus. The latest assad family photographs reading the pictures. Hafez alassad, the former president and father of the current incumbent bashar, was born in 1930 to a poor family, and into the minority alawite sect, in the remote coastal village of qardaha in. The first of these books was one of the earliest to explain the characteristics of the vertical sectarian divide underlying the regime. They all reflect the gruesome nature of how bashar al assad and his family have clung to power as they have slowly destroyed their country by killing over 500,000 people and creating millions of refugees. After this bushra, who is the presidents sister, moved to. These crimes were often dealt with inside the family circle.
Han var ikke opprinnelig ment som president i syria, men da storebroren hans bassel alassad dode, matte han tra til som leder. Why doesnt bashar alassad just get on a plane and leave syria. Since the bloodless coup, in 1970, that brought the family to power, the assad dynastythe founding father, hafez, and his heir and second son, basharhas exasperated nine american presidents. Properties controlled by assads uncle seized in european. Look closely at syrias economy and the reason becomes clear. Assad was also close to his mother, anisa makhlouf, whose family played a central part in the regime. Sam daghers book assad or we burn the country is a vivid and at times gruelling account of the. On 30 may, turkish newspapers widely reported that turkish security forces have arrested alnusra front fighters in the southern provinces of mersin and. Answering these questions requires an understanding of bashars religious sect, the alawites, the regional strife among sunni and shiite nations, arab nationalism, and the assad family as a whole. Bashar hafez alassad is a syrian politician who has been the president of syria since 17 july.
According to the telegraph story accompanying the slideshow, the photos. How one familys lust for power destroyed syria hardcover. Syrians living in jordan step on a picture of syrias president bashar alassad and his late father, hafez alassad, during a protest in amman, on march 15, 20. The actual gunfight is only a small part of each tale. Zein was born on 5 november 2003, and karim on 16 december 2004. It was inaugurated on november 16, 1984 under the leader president hafez alassads auspices. The assad family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1911 and 1920. What the author focuses on is the aftermath how the good guy was treated by the system. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Genealogy for hafez ibn ali ibn sulayman alassad 1930 2000 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Top adviser to syrian president bashar alassad calls on.
Recent developments in syria have many americans looking for ways to help syrians and looking for sources of information about the crisis. Bashar alassads father hafez alassad employed dr shaaban as a translator when he was president and since then she has been close to syrias ruling family. His father, hafez al assad, once ruled the country with an iron fist. These books present a very good overview from start to.
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your assadi ancestors lived in harsh conditions. The library lies in the west part of damascus city and overlooks into umawyeen square. Among other important materials, it contains the precious collection of manuscripts and rare books of damascuss venerable public library, al. Asad has ruled syria since hafez al assad became president of syria in 1971 and established an authoritarian to totalitarian regime under the control of the baath party. The most assad families were found in the usa in 1920. The syrian government has long been packed with family members with unshakable loyalty to their leadership. Syria and the assad family is a history that examines how hafez alassads middle son grew up and the events that brought him to power in syria.
Despite some degree of power shared out to people outside this family circle, the powerful positions held by makhlouf and assad family members highlighted the nepotism within the regime. Spanish police raid syrian leader bashar alassad familys. Lesch charts assad s turn toward repression and the inexorable steps toward the violence of 2011 and 2012. The original cover image for this posting ws of ribal alassad, a dissident member of the clan who has spoken out forcefully against corruption. Billionaire vs president assad family dispute grips. Alassad library is considered the national library of syrian arab republic. Dagher scored a notable coup in writing the book by securing the cooperation of manaf tlass, a longtime family friend of assads who was a. Learn more about assad s children, siblings, and parents. This was about 38% of all the recorded assads in the usa.
Syria and the assad family is a history that examines how hafez al assad s middle son grew up and the events that brought him to power in syria. On 3 december 2001, they became the parents of their firstborn child, named hafez after the childs grandfather hafez alassad. Syrian president bashar al assad is from a powerful family. The book recounts the causes of the syrian uprising, the regimes tactics to remain in power, the responses of other nations to the bloodshed, and the determined efforts of regime opponents.
Yuval noah harari, the guardian a vivid and powerful account of the roots and course of the conflict, setting it in the context of assads personal history and approach to. Lesch presents the essential account of this country and its enigmatic leader at a critical juncture in the history of the middle east. Asad has ruled syria since hafez alassad became president of syria in 1971 and established an authoritarian to totalitarian regime under the control of the baath party. The library associated with the university of damascus is also significant. In the late 1980s patrick seale wrote an excellent account of the alassad familywell before it was clear that bashar, its bookish, quiet, secondoldest son, would one day lead the syrian. A mamas boy more than a papas boy, is how one western politician describes the. But the inner circle of syrian president bashar assad lives much, much larger. From telecoms to banks to the oil industry, syria is a family. Following decades of coups and countercoups in syria, hafez used the network he had built in the posts of commander of the syrian air force and minister of defence to seize power in 1970. The home that was our country recalls syria as it once. Family members were also said to have acted outside the law, and often understood their own impunity. An ishmael of syria by asaad almohammad, the map of salt and stars by zeyn joukhadar, refugee by alan gratz, we crossed a bridge. Massachusetts had the highest population of assad families in 1920.
Bashar alassad, born in damascus on september 11, 1965, is the scion of a powerful family in syrian politics. I had a couple thoughts on the meager group of assad family photos that just happened to show up in the media this week. Police in southern spain on tuesday staged raids targeting assets of the family of syrian leader bashar alassad, a judicial source said. She is the widow of assef shawkat, the deputy chief of staff of the syrian armed forces and former head of the syrian military intelligence, who was killed. After his death in 2000, his son bashar succeeded him. Iraqi leaders such as former national security advisor mowaffak alrubaie and former prime. Pages in category assad family the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Bashar alassads wife asma pregnant with fourth child. Bushras husband, security bigwig assef shawkat, was killed in the july 18th bombing. The economist bets books of the year the guardian best books of 2019 kirkus s best nonfiction books of 2019 a moving and insightful account of the syrian civil war. Political scientists have characterized the assad familys rule of syria as a personalist dictatorship. Politics and society under assad and the baath party 1979 and patrick seals asad of syria, the struggle for the middle east 1989. The crisis in syria is the current humanitarian tragedy that has stolen headlines in the news. In the last few years a number of important books dealing with the syrian tragedy have appeared.
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