Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr / CC BY 3.0 br (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Asma al-Assad is one of the most unsettling figures to write about. Born in Acton, London, a King's College graduate who worked as a financial analyst, she seemed destined for a quiet professional life before marriage placed her at the center of Syrian power as first lady. Early on Western media celebrated her; the civil war shattered that image into bitterly divided assessments. I keep returning to how little of a life is determined by ability alone, and how much by where one stands and whom one chooses. Behind the early glamour sits a weight I won't pretend to fully measure.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Asma al-Assad
- Name (Japanese)
- アスマー・アル＝アサド
- Reading
- あすまー・ある＝あさど
- Born
- August 11, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Acton, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- financial analyst
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Twyford Church of England High School
- University
- King's College London
Awards & achievements
- 2004 honorary doctor of the Sapienza University of Rome
- 2008 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2008 First Arab Lady
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Asma al-Assad born?
Born August 11, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Asma al-Assad from?
Asma al-Assad is from Acton, United Kingdom.
What does Asma al-Assad do?
Asma al-Assad works as financial analyst.
More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.