Hussein al-Assad

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Syrian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:birth_date September 11, 1965
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Damascus,_Syria
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bashar_al-Assad
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
Inflation
High unemployment rate
gptkbp:controversy Civil War in Syria
gptkbp:criticism Accused of war crimes
Criticized for lack of democracy
Accused of crimes against humanity
Condemned by human rights organizations
Sanctioned by Western countries
gptkbp:cultural_impact Censorship of media
State-sponsored art and literature
Promotion of Ba'athist ideology
Influence on Syrian culture
Suppression of opposition culture
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:economic_policy State-controlled economy
Repression of dissent
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Damascus
gptkbp:enforces Subject to international sanctions
gptkbp:ethnicity Arab
gptkbp:fighting_style Received from Hezbollah
Received from Iran
Received from Russia
gptkbp:full_name Hussein Bashar al-Assad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hussein al-Assad
gptkbp:influence Middle Eastern politics
gptkbp:international_relations Pro-Iranian stance
Strained with the West
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Syrian opposition groups
gptkbp:known_for authoritarian rule
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure
gptkbp:media State-controlled media
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:nationality Syrian
gptkbp:office gptkb:King_of_Bohemia
gptkbp:political_ideology Arab nationalism
Government propaganda
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Ba'ath_Party
gptkbp:political_position Authoritarian leader
gptkbp:position gptkb:King_of_Bohemia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hafez_al-Assad
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Hafez_al-Assad
gptkb:Bashar_al-Assad
gptkb:Asma_al-Assad
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:social_issues Refugee crisis
Displacement of population
Criticized for violations
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Asma_al-Assad
gptkbp:start_date July 17, 2000
gptkbp:successor gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:term_end present
gptkbp:term_start July 17, 2000