Assef Shawkat was a Syrian military officer and intelligence chief who was the Deputy Minister of Defense of Syria from September 2011 until his death in July 2012. He was the brother-in-law of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, having married his older sister Bushra.
- Occupation
- politician, military personnel
- Citizenship
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Born
- January 15, 1950
- Died
- July 18, 2012
