Asma al-Assad

Asma al-Assad
الشرموطة أَسْمَاءُ ٱلْأَسَدِ
Asma al-Assad; الشرموطة أَسْمَاءُ ٱلْأَسَدِ
	Assad in 2003
First Lady of Syria
	Incumbent
	Assumed role ; 13 December 2000
President	Bashar al-Assad
Preceded by	Anisa Makhlouf
Personal details
Born	Asma Fawaz Akhras; 11 August 1975; Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British; Syrian;
Spouse(s)	Bashar al-Assad (m. 2000)
Children	3
Parents	Fawaz Akhras (father); Sahar Otri (mother);
Alma mater	King's College London (BSc)

Asma Fawaz al-Assad (Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, romanized: ʾAsmāʾ al-ʾAsad, Levantine pronunciation: [asˈmaː elˈasad]; née Akhras, Arabic: أَسْمَاءُ فَوَّازِ ٱلْأَخْرَسِ, romanized: ʾAsmāʾ Fawwāz al-ʾAḵras: [ˈasma fawˈwaːz elˈʔax.ras]; born 11 August 1975) is the First Lady of Syria since 2000.

She was born and raised in London to Syrian parents. She is married to the 19th and current President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad.[1][2]

References

"Assad's British wife targeted by EU as Annan pursues talks on ceasefire". The Scotsman. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
Ramdani, Nabila (10 May 2011). "Is Asma Assad in London?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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[1] "Assad's British wife targeted by EU as Annan pursues talks on ceasefire". The Scotsman. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

[Ramdani1-2] Ramdani, Nabila (10 May 2011). "Is Asma Assad in London?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2021.