Assef Shawkat Politician

Assef Shawkat (Arabic: آصف شوكت‎‎; 15 January 1950 – 18 July 2012) was the deputy Minister of Defense of Syria from September 2011 until his death in July 2012.He and three other top Syrian government officials were killed on 18 July 2012 in Damascus during a deadly bomb attack allegedly organized by the Free Syrian Army.

Personal facts

Assef Shawkat
Birth dateJanuary 15, 1950
Birth place
Tartus , Syria
Religion
Alawites
Date of deathJuly 18, 2012
Place of death
Damascus , Syria
Spouse
Bushra al-Assad

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Office holder

party
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

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