Celebrity status No recent obituary on file

Has Bashar al-Assad died?

It appears not. Bashar al-Assad seems very much alive, currently at age 61.

Bashar al-Assad

former Syrian politician, medical doctor, and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his overthrow in 2024 after the Syrian civil

Born September 11, 1965

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