Anisa Makhlouf

Anisa Makhlouf
Anisa Makhlouf
أَنِيسَةُ مخلوف
	Makhlouf in 1970
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, Syria
Died	6 February 2016 (aged 85); Damascus, Syria
Spouse	Hafez al-Assad (m. 1957; died 2000)
Children	Bushra (b. 1960); Bassel (1962–1994); Bashar (b. 1965); Majd (1966–2009); Maher (b. 1967);
Parent(s)	Ahmed Makhluf; Sa'da Suleyman
Relatives	Ali Suleyman (uncle and father-in-law); Aziz Suleyman (uncle); Rami Makhlouf (nephew)

Anisa (or Aniseh) Makhlouf (Arabic: أَنِيسَةُ مَخْلُوفٍ, romanized: ʾAnīsah Maḵlūf, 5 November 1930 – 6 February 2016)^[1] was the matriarch of the Syrian Al-Assad family, which has ruled the country since 1971. The wife of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Makhlouf held the position of First Lady of Syria from 1971 until 2000. Her son Bashar al-Assad has been the President of Syria since 2000.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ One source cites 1934 as her year of birth (see p. 26), onpcsb.ro; accessed 9 July 2017.
^ "Syrian president's mother Anissa Assad dies aged 86". Al Jazeera English. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "The Assad family: Where are they now?". The Economist. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ Ali, Nour (11 October 2011). "At home with the Assads: Syria's ruthless ruling family". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[1934yob-1] One source cites 1934 as her year of birth (see p. 26), onpcsb.ro; accessed 9 July 2017.

[aje-2] "Syrian president's mother Anissa Assad dies aged 86". Al Jazeera English. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[economist-3] "The Assad family: Where are they now?". The Economist. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[guardian-4] Ali, Nour (11 October 2011). "At home with the Assads: Syria's ruthless ruling family". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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