Name:		Bashar Al-Assad
Title:		President of the Syrian Arab Republic
Position:		Pro Israeli withdrawal (1967 borders) to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?"
Reasoning:		"Israel is our enemy and does not want peace. Peace would mean that Israel would have to return the occupied territories again. Israel was built on aggression and the rejection of peace, and nothing changes." Bashar Al-Assad, quoted at a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Damascus, Syria April, 2006
Credibility Ranking:		Experts Members of Congress, Ambassadors, Counsul Generals, heads of government, members of legislative bodies, and Ph.D.'s with significant involvement in, or related to, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Involvement:		July 10, 2000-present - President of Syria, succeeding his father Hafiz Al Assad, who died in June, 2000 Currently the Secretary General of the Baath Party Currently the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces 1994 - After his brother's death, takes his brother's position as commander of the Syrian army's armored division. 1994-1999 - Joins the military academy in Homs, Syria, and attains the rank of colonel in the Syrian Army.
Education:		1988-1992 - Studied ophthalmology at the Tishrin military hospital, Damascus Continues study as ophthalmologist in London
Affiliations/ Honors:		Secretary General of the Baath Party Son of former Syrian President, Hafiz Al Assad
Contact Info:		Phone:(202) 232-6313 (Syrian Embassy in U.S.) Fax:(202) 265-4585 E-Mail: info@syrembassy.net Web Site: www.syrianembassy.us
Other:		Born in Damascus, Syria, on 11 September 1965. He became the defacto heir to the Presidency after his brother Bassel's accidental death in 1994, in an auto accident He is currently the President and Chairman of the Syrian Computer Society

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