Anisa Makhlouf

Syrian politician

  • Fame56.1
  • Momentum4.6
  • Wikipedia12.3K
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Lived 1930–2016, aged 86
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    22 languages
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  • Era
    1930–2016
    Aged 86
Summary
Updated 2026-06-09

The woman behind Syria's ruling dynasty for five decades. As wife to Hafez al-Assad and mother to Bashar, she stood at the center of the family that held Syria from 1971 until its collapse in 2024.

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Anisa Makhlouf was born on 5 November 1930 and became First Lady of Syria in 1971 when her husband Hafez al-Assad took power. She held that position for nearly three decades until his death in 2000, when their son Bashar succeeded him as president. The family's rule extended another twenty-four years before the regime fell in December 2024. She died on 6 February 2016, eight years before the end of the system her family had built.

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56.1
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Momentum4.6
Historical19.0
Now attention25.4
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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  • Wikipedia
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  • Pantheon 2.0
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