Rifaat al-Assad

Rifaat al-Assad
1937 - 2026
Rifaat al-Assad  Syrian Military
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Passed away on 20th January, 2026 aged 88.

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First Name Rifaat
Last Name Al-Assad
Birthday 22nd August, 1937
Birthplace Qardaha, Syria
Died 20th January, 2026
Zodiac Sign Leo
Sexuality Straight
Nationality Syrian
Occupation Military

Rifaat Ali Suleiman al-Assad (Arabic: رِفْعَتُ عَلِيِّ ٱلْأَسَدِ, Rifʿat al-ʾAsad; 22 August 1937 – 20 January 2026) 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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