Bassel al-Assad was a Syrian engineer, colonel, equestrian and politician who was the eldest son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of ...
Bassel al-Assad
Syrian Politician ‧ Bashar al-Assad's brother
Bassel al-Assad was a Syrian engineer, colonel, equestrian and politician who was the eldest son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of President Bashar al-Assad. It was widely expected that he would succeed his father as... Wikipedia
Born: March 23, 1962, Damascus, Syria
Died: January 21, 1994 (age 31 years), Damascus, Syria
Great-grandparent: Sulayman al-Assad
Cousins: Mundhir al-Assad, Ribal al-Assad, Fawwaz al-Assad, and more
Grandparents: Ali Sulayman al-Assad, Na'sa, and Ahmad Makhlouf
Nephews: Hafez al-Assad and Karim al-Assad
Nieces: Zein al-Assad and Sham al-Assad
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