Anisa Makhlouf
Anisa Makhlouf | |
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| أَنِيسَةُ مخلوف | |
Makhlouf in 1993 | |
| First Lady of Syria | |
| In role 12 March 1971 – 10 June 2000 | |
| President | Hafez al-Assad |
| Preceded by | Salma al-Hasibi |
| Succeeded by | Asma al-Assad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1930 Latakia, Syrian Republic |
| Died | 6 February 2016 (aged 85) Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | |
| Parent(s) | Ahmed Makhluf Sa'da Suleyman |
| Relatives | Ali Suleyman (uncle and father-in-law) Aziz Suleyman (uncle) Rami Makhlouf (nephew) |
Anisa Makhlouf (Arabic: أَنِيسَةُ مَخْلُوفٍ, romanized: ʾAnīsah Maḵlūf; 5 November 1930 – 6 February 2016) was the matriarch of the Syrian Al-Assad family, which ruled the country from 1971 to December 2024. The wife of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Makhlouf remained the Syrian First Lady from 1971 until 2000. Her son Bashar al-Assad was President of Syria from 2000 until the Assad regime was overthrown in 2024.