Asma al-Assad

Asma Fawaz al-Assad (née Akhras; born 11 August 1975) is the former first lady of Syria, married to Bashar al-Assad. Her husband was president from 2000 until he was overthrown on 8 December 2024. Born and raised in London, to Syrian parents, she holds dual British and Syrian citizenship. She became first lady when she married al-Assad on 13 December 2000, shortly after he became president. Since the fall of her husband's regime, she and Bashar have been living in self-imposed exile in Russia.