Yet his political fortunes were always hostage to his up-and-down relations with Syria 's presidents , now Bashar al-Assad and before him his father , Hafez al-Assad .
Bashar al-Assad
Syria
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Hafez al-Assad
Syria
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Syria
PERSON
Bashar al-Assad
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Hafez al-Assad