Bassel al-Assad was a Syrian military officer, engineer, and politician. He was the eldest son of Syrian president Hafez al-Assad. He was expected to succeed his father as president until his death in a car crash in January 1994. After his death, his younger brother Bashar became heir apparent to the Syrian presidency and ultimately succeeded their father upon his death.
- Occupation
- politician, civil engineer, military officer
- Citizenship
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Born
- March 23, 1962
- Died
- January 21, 1994
