Hafez Bashar al-Assad

Hafez Bashar al-Assad, born in 2001, is the eldest son of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Asma al-Assad. He recently garnered attention for his first public appearance since the fall of his father's regime in December 2023, where he appeared in a video walking through Moscow. He has been active on social media, clarifying his accounts amidst speculation about his presence online. Hafez holds a master's degree in mathematics from Moscow State University and is pursuing a doctoral thesis. In 2020, he was subject to U.S. sanctions due to his father's political actions.