Hafez al Assad
Full name: Hafez al-Assad
Gender: Male
Country: Syria (20th President)
Terms:
1) March 12, 1971 to June 10, 2000
Succeeded by: Bashar al-Assad
Political Party: Ba\'ath Party
Other Political Titles: Prime Minister of Syria, Secretary of the Syrian Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba\'ath Party, Secretary General of the National Command of the Ba\'ath Party, Minister of Defense of Syria
Date of Birth: October 6, 1930
Birth Place: Qardaha, Alawite State, Syria
Date of Death: June 10, 2000
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Education: Homs Military Academy