Ali al-Assad

Ali al-Assad
عَلِيّ الْأَسَّد
Born
Ali ibn Sulayman al-Wahhish

1875
Died1963 (aged 87–88)
Occupation(s)Farmer and tribal leader
Spouses
  • Sa'ada Falfal
  • Na'isa Shalish
Children
With Sa'ada Falfal
  • Hala
  • Ahmed
  • Ibrahim
  • Husayba
  • Isma'il

With Na'isa Shalish
Parent(s)Sulayman ibn Ahmed ibn Ibrahim ibn Sulayman al-Wahhish
Fariha Mehash
RelativesAl-Assad family

Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad ( al-Wahhish; 1875  1963) was a Syrian farmer and tribal leader who was respectively the father and grandfather of Syrian Presidents Hafez al-Assad, in power from 1971 to 2000, and Bashar al-Assad, in power from 2000 to 2024.