Anisa Makhlouf was the matriarch of the Syrian Al-Assad family, which ruled the country from 1971 to December 2024. The wife of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Makhlouf remained the Syrian First Lady from 1971 until 2000. Her son Bashar al-Assad was President of Syria from 2000 until the Assad regime was overthrown in 2024.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- First Lady of Syria
- Citizenship
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Born
- 1930, November 5, 1930
- Died
- February 6, 2016
