President of the Syrian Arab Republic for the period from 10 July 2000 to 7 December 2024.

He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces from June 10, 2000 to December 7, 2024.

He joined the Armed Forces as an officer in the Medical Services Department on September 1, 1985, and was appointed with the rank of First Lieutenant on probation on August 6, 1988.

He attended many courses and rose through the military ranks until he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on June 10, 2000.

He headed the " Syrian Scientific Society for Informatics " in 1995, and launched the National Informatics Program in 1997 in cooperation with the " Syrian Ministry of Education ".

He studied medicine at Damascus University and graduated in 1988. He then specialized in ophthalmology in 1992 at Tishreen Military Hospital, and continued his specialization in London until 1994.