Rifaat al-Assad President

Rifaat Ali al-Assad (Arabic: رفعت علي الأسد‎; born 22 August 1937) is the younger brother of the former President of Syria, Hafez Assad and Jamil Assad, and the uncle of the incumbent President Bashar al-Assad. He is alleged by some sources to be the commanding officer responsible for the Hama massacre of 1982. Recently declassified material back his claims that his brother Hafez al-Assad was responsible, as do a number of commentators. He himself has always denied responsibility. He currently lives in France.

Personal facts

Rifaat al-Assad
Birth dateAugust 22, 1937
Birth place
Qardaha , Qardaha District , Syria
Religion
Alawites

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Politician

military operations
1982 Hama massacre
Corrective Movement (Syria)
Islamist uprising in Syria
military branch
Defense Companies (Syria)
Syrian Army
military commandDefense Companies
military rank
Major general
officeMember of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch
party
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
president
service start1958

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