 Hafez al-Assad

Hafez al-Assad ( "", , ; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian politician who served as President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.He was also Prime Minister from 1970 to 1971, as well as Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Secretary General of the National Command of the Ba'ath Party from 1970 to 2000.