Assad

[ ah-sahd ]

noun

1. Ha·fez al [hah-, fez, ahl], 1928?–2000, Syrian military and political leader: president from 1971.

Assad

/ ˈasat /

noun

1. AssadHafezal19282000MSyrianPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: statesmanMILITARY: general Hafiz al (ˈhafɪz æl). 1928–2000, Syrian statesman and general; president of Syria (1971–2000)
2. his son, Bashar al (bæʃəæl). born 1965, Syrian statesman; president of Syria from 2000

Example Sentences

Gabbard has routinely opposed American foreign policy, blaming Nato for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and meeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – then casting doubt on US intelligence assessments blaming Assad for using chemical weapons.

From BBC

To scholars of authoritarianism, asserting a high degree of personal control over the military is typical of global strongmen in the mold of Syria’s Bashar Assad or Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From Los Angeles Times

But critics on both sides of the aisle say that far from just advocating for restraint, she has embraced talking points from militaristic autocrats like Assad and Putin, and as overseer of 18 spy agencies would undermine national security and the international order.

From Salon

"Not only is she ill-prepared and unqualified, but she traffics in conspiracy theories and cozies up to dictators like Bashar-al Assad and Vladimir Putin," she said.

From BBC

She said Assad "is not the enemy of the United States because Syria does not pose a direct threat to the United States" - and defended meeting him in 2017, during Trump's first term.

From BBC