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Rifaat al-Assad

Syrian former military officer and politician (1937–2026)

  • Fame54.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia10.6K
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Lived 1937–2026, aged 89
PoliticiansPolitician
  • Wikipedia
    29 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1937–2026
    Aged 89
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-20

Rifaat Ali Suleiman al-Assad was a Syrian military officer and politician. He was the younger brother of Hafez al-Assad and the uncle of Bashar al-Assad, who served successively as President of Syria. He is most famous for being the commanding officer of the ground operations of the 1982 Hama massacre.

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