The two presidents who have been in power since 1970 — the late Hafiz al-Asad followed by his son Bashar al-Asad — were approved in plebiscites where there were no other candidates.

Hafiz al-Asad took power in 1970, and after his death in 2000 was succeeded by his son, Bashar al-Asad.

There was a surge of interest in political reform after Bashar al-Asad assumed power in 2000.

Relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia have become severed due to Saudi Arabia's support for the rebels and their support for the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power.

The Baron himself is " the direct-line male descendant of the Bashar Abulurd Harkonnen who was banished for cowardice after the Battle of Corrin ," and House Harkonnen's return to power " generally is ascribed to adroit manipulation of the whale fur market and later consolidation with melange wealth from Arrakis.

Effective power in Syria rests with the President of the Republic ( since 2000, Bashar al-Assad, reelected in 2007 ), who, according to § 84 of the old constitution, was elected in an uncontested popular referendum on the proposal of the Syrian branch of the Baath Party.

It remains an illegal party and has been subject to sporadic repression ; although it became semi-openly active after the accession of Bashar al-Assad to power in 2000, and under the limited liberalization that followed.

It also has ties with the leadership in Syria, specifically with President Hafez al-Assad ( until his death in 2000 ) and his son and successor Bashar al-Assad.

Khalid Meshaal, the leader of Hamas, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, and President Ahmadinejad of Iran urged all Arab states with remaining ties to Israel to cut them.

Syria was ruled autocratically by Assad during 1970 – 2000, and after Hafez al-Assad's death in 2000, he was succeeded by his son Bashar al-Assad.

On 19 December 2009, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri visited Syria, and stayed in Damascus for 3 days meeting with President Bashar Al-Assad & breaking the ice between the two sides.

* 1965 – Bashar al-Assad, Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria

* President Bashar al-Assad ( Syria )

* Bashar al-Assad ( Syria ) The President of Syria.

However, recently President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has refused to do so until Israeli troops withdraw.

However, on January 21, 2006, the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad stated in a speech before the convention of the Arab Lawyers Union in Damascus and translated into English by SANA, the official state news agency of Syria that there are two legal requirements for demarcating the border: first, the complaint must be registered with the UN ; and second, engineers must precisely define the border.

Asma al-Assad, the wife of the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, used an alias to shop at Harrods despite economic sanctions imposed by the European Union that froze funds belonging to her and her husband.

In a television interview aired on 17 April 2012 Nasrallah stated that Hezbollah supports Syrian president Bashar al-Assad since Syria had supported resistance in Lebanon and " hasn't backed down in the face of Israeli and American pressure ".

In May 2011, Lévy argued for military intervention in Syria against Bashar al-Assad after violence against civilians in response to the 2011 Syrian uprising.

* Syria Under Bashar Al-Asad: Modernisation and the Limits of Change by Volker Perthes, ( 2004, Oxford University Press ) ISBN 0-19-856750-2 ( Adelphi Papers # 366 )

* Bashar al-Assad and John F. Kennedy, Forward Magazine ( Syria )

* Seven years of Bashar al-Assad ’ s rule 2000 – 2007, Forward Magazine ( Syria )

He reported that Mohammed Nassif, a close aide to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, had expressed frustrations about the difficulties of Syria contacting the United States, and had attempted to use him as an intermediary.

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has been accused by human rights organizations of slaughtering thousands of civilians, with estimates of 14, 000 civilians being killed as of July 2012 during the uprising against his dictatorship.

The eight finalists were Mohammad Attia ( Egypt ), Bashar Al Shatty ( Kuwait ), Sophia El Mareekh ( Morocco ), Bahaa ' El Kafy ( Tunisia ), Ahmed El Sherif ( Tunisia ), Myriam Attallah ( Syria ), Mohammad Khalawi ( Saudi Arabia ) and Cynthia Karam ( Lebanon ).

In former president Jimmy Carter's book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Hadley is referred to, without being named, as personally denying Carter permission to visit Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in early 2005 due to " differences with Syria concerning U. S. policy in Iraq.

* Bashar al-Assad, the President of Syria

Bashar al-Assad ( Syria ),

In June 2005, former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party George Hawi claimed in an interview with al Jazeera, that Rifaat al-Assad, brother of Hafez al Assad and uncle of Syria's current President Bashar al-Assad, had been behind the killing of Jumblatt.

* Bashar Al-Assad ( Major World Leaders ) by Susan Muaddi Darraj, ( June 2005, Chelsea House Publications ) ISBN 0-7910-8262-8 for young adults

Bashar was the captain of Bangladesh from January 2004 to June 2007, during this time he led the team to some notable successes.

However, despite stating that he wanted to continue to be test captain, Bashar was removed from this position on June 2, 2007 and replaced by Mohammad Ashraful who also took over as ODI captain.

* Highest fourth wicket partnership for Bangladesh: 120 with Habibul Bashar v West Indies, 4 June 2004

Another satirical Three Terrors, produced in June, 2010, by Latma features singers who resemble Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bashar Assad singing joyfully about using terrorism to conquer the world " from Tennessee to Teheran.

Bashar Assad became President following the death of Hafez Assad on 10 June 2000.

After Habibul Bashar stepped down from Bangladesh's one day captaincy, Mohammad Ashraful was appointed the team captain in all forms of cricket on 2 June 2007.

Following the death of Hafiz al-Asad in June 2000 his son, Bashar, was installed as president of Syria.

Under the leadership of Syrian President Bashar al Assad from 2000 onwards there was a lessening of tensions over the Hatay issue.

* Requirements Engineering: A Roadmap ( PDF ) article by Bashar Nuseibeh and Steve Easterbrook, 2000.

* Led by President Bashar al-Assad, in office since 17 July 2000

After the succession of his son Bashar in 2000, this process continued.

After his death in 2000, Assad was succeeded by his son, Bashar al-Assad, who initially signalled greater openness to political debate.