Bassel al-Assad

Bassel al-Assad
باسل الاسد
Bassel al-Assad; باسل الاسد
	Bassel al-Assad, c. 1992
Native name	باسل الاسد
Nickname(s)	The Golden Knight
Born	23 March 1962; Damascus, Syria
Died	21 January 1994 (aged 31); Damascus, Syria
Allegiance	Syria
Branch	Syrian Arab Army
Years of service	1980–1994
Rank	Colonel
Unit	2nd Special Forces Regiment, 14th Airborne Division; Republican Guard
Commands	42nd Special Forces Regiment; 12th Armoured Battalion, Syrian Arab Republican Guard.
Awards	Hero of the Republic; Order of Salahaddin
Relations	al-Assad family

Bassel al-Assad was a Syrian army general and the oldest son of Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of Bashar al-Assad. It was believed that Basil would replace Hafez until he died in the year 1994 in a car crash. He was buried with his father Hafez in their family's native village of Qardaha later that year.

References

↑ "Bashar al-Assad: behind the mask". Financial Times. 2012-06-15. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
↑ Bell, Don (November 2009). "Shadowland". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
↑ "Hafez Al Assad passes away". Ain al Yaqeen. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2013.

[1] "Bashar al-Assad: behind the mask". Financial Times. 2012-06-15. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-05.

[donov09-2] Bell, Don (November 2009). "Shadowland". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2013.

[3] "Hafez Al Assad passes away". Ain al Yaqeen. 16 June 2000. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2013.