Asma al-Assad Politician

Asma al-Assad (Arabic: أسماء الأسد‎, Levantine pronunciation: [ˈʔasma lˈʔasad] or [ʔasˈmaːʔ elˈʔasad]) (born 11 August 1975, née Asma Akhras) (Arabic: أسماء فواز الأخرس‎, [ˈʔasma fawˈwaːz elˈʔaxras]), is the British-Syrian First Lady of Syria. She was born to Syrian-born parents, raised and educated in the United Kingdom, and graduated from King's College London in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in computer science and French literature. She briefly pursued a career in international investment banking before moving to Syria to marry President Bashar al-Assad in December 2000.As of 2013 Asma al-Assad is subject to economic sanctions relating to high-level Syrian government officials, making it illegal in the European Union to provide her with certain material assistance or for her to obtain certain products, and curtailing her ability to travel within the EU excluding the United Kingdom.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Akhras Asma al-
Birth date	August 11, 1975
Birth name	Asma Akhras
Birth place	London
Nationality	United Kingdom Syria
Religion	Islam
Education	King's College London
Spouse	Bashar al-Assad