SYRIA - Profile - Hafez Al Assad

From: APS Review Gas Market Trends | Date: March 23, 1998 | Copyright information

A leader both feared and respected by his people, President Assad is one of the pivotal figures in the Middle East. He wants to reach a settlement with Israel through which he can recover the entire Golan Heights as well as make his mark as one of the most important leaders in modern Arab history.

Assad is not an oilman, unlike several other leaders in the region, but the role of oil and gas in the Syrian economy is part of his overall objective of economic parity with Israel. As such, he charts the grand strategy and leaves most of the day-to-day decisions to experts who ...

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