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President Elect Dr. Bashar al-Assad
On July 10, 2000, the Syrian People elected Secretary
General of the Baath Party and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces,
His Excellency Dr. Bashar al-Assad to become the next President of the
Syrian Arab Republic. Of the 9.4 million eligible voters of
the 17 million people that make up the population of Syria, an amazing 97.29%
voted YES to Dr. Bashar al-Assad's first
seven year term as Syria's President. It is expected that Dr. Bashar
al-Assad will be sworn in as President of Syria on July 17, 2000.
On June 27, 2000, the Syrian Parliament had unanimously approved the nomination of the
late President's Hafiz al-Assad's son, Dr. Bashar al-Assad
to become the 16th
President of the Syrian Arab Republic. Abdul Qader Qaddourah,
speaker of the People's Assembly, announced the nomination after
members voted with a proud show of hands. The member's of the People's
Assembly rose in a standing ovation and expressed their sincere
allegiance to Dr. Bashar al-Assad.
Dr. Bashar al-Assad is the second son of the late President Hafez
al-Assad. Dr. Bashar al-Assad was born in Damascus, Syria on
September 11, 1965. He attended school at the Franco-Arab al-Hurriyet
School in Damascus. He then attended the University of Damascus
and studied Medicine and specialized in Ophthalmology. He
continued his education and specialization in Ophthalmology in the
United Kingdom.
In 1994 Dr. Bashar al-Assad entered the Homs Military
Academy. In
January of 1999 he rose through the ranks of the Syrian Army
to become a Colonel.
Dr. Bashar al-Assad is also the President and Chairman of the Syrian
Computer Society. The main objective of the Society is
to promote, and to effectively contribute to the diffusion of
Information Technology in Syria. This is achieved through a broad
range of activities that are conducted, under the overall guidance of
the Chairman, the Board of Directors, by its members and
associate
members operating throughout the country.
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