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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
President al-Assad believes in [[Shia]] [[Islam]] in its [[Alawite]] variant (which is seen by some Muslims as a heretical sect), and Syrian Alawite elites are his base of support. He is married to [[Asma al-Assad]], a former [[investment bank]]er educated in [[Britain]].
President al-Assad believes in [[Shia]] [[Islam]] in its [[Alawites|Alawite]] variant (which is seen by some Muslims as a heretical sect), and Syrian Alawite elites are his base of support. He is married to [[Asma al-Assad]], a former [[investment bank]]er educated in [[Britain]].
His elder brother, Basil, was killed in a car accident in 1994.
His elder brother, Basil, was killed in a car accident in 1994.