Bassel al-Assad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bassel al-Assad

eldest son of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1962

Place of Birth: Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1994

Profession: politician, military officer, civil engineer

Nationality: Syria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Bassel al-Assad (Arabic: ???? ?????? Bassel al Assad; 23 March 1962 – 21 January 1994) was a Syrian engineer, colonel, and politician who was the eldest son of President of Syria Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of (later) President Bashar al-Assad.
It was widely expected that he would succeed his father as President of Syria until he died in a car accident in 1994.