Assef Shawkat

Summary

Assef Shawkat is a human^[1]. He was born in Tartus^[2]. He was born on January 15, 1950^[3]. He died in Damascus^[4]. He died on July 18, 2012^[5]. He worked as a politician^[6] and military personnel^[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8]

Key Facts

• Assef Shawkat was born in Tartus^[2].
• Assef Shawkat died in Damascus^[4].
• Assef Shawkat was born on January 15, 1950^[3].
• Assef Shawkat died on July 18, 2012^[5].
• Assef Shawkat was married to Bushra al-Assad^[9].
• Assef Shawkat held citizenship in Ba'athist Syria^[10].
• Assef Shawkat's professions included politician^[6].
• Assef Shawkat's professions included military personnel^[7].
• Assef Shawkat's education included a stint at Damascus University^[11].
• Assef Shawkat's religion is recorded as Alawites^[12].
• Assef Shawkat is recorded as male^[13].
• Assef Shawkat's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Assef Shawkat was affiliated with the Ba'ath Party^[15].
• Assef Shawkat was affiliated with the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region^[16].
• Assef Shawkat's military branch is recorded as Syrian Army^[17].
• Assef Shawkat's Commons category is recorded as Assef Shawkat^[18].
• Assef Shawkat's military, police or special rank is recorded as general^[19].
• The cause of death was explosion^[20].
• Assef Shawkat was part of the conflict Syrian Civil War^[21].
• Assef Shawkat's relative is recorded as Hafez al-Assad^[22].
• Assef Shawkat's relative is recorded as Bashar al-Assad^[23].
• Assef Shawkat's manner of death is recorded as homicide^[24].
• Assef Shawkat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic^[25].
• Assef Shawkat's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'آصف شوكت'}^[26].
• Assef Shawkat's end of work period is recorded as 2012^[27].

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Origins and Family

Assef Shawkat was born in Tartus^[2]. He was born on January 15, 1950^[3].

Education

Assef Shawkat was educated at Damascus University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician^[6] and military personnel^[7].

Personal Life

Among Assef Shawkat's spouses was Bushra al-Assad^[9]. His religion is recorded as Alawites^[12]. Political affiliations include Ba'ath Party^[15], a political party^[28], in Lebanon^[29], founded in 1966^[30], headquartered in Damascus^[31] and Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region^[16], a political party^[32], in Syria^[33], founded in 1947^[34], headquartered in Damascus^[35].

Death and Burial

Assef Shawkat died on July 18, 2012^[5]. He died in Damascus^[4]. The cause of death was explosion^[20].

Why It Matters

Assef Shawkat has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[8] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Assef Shawkat born?

Born in Tartus^[2], Assef Shawkat…

Where did Assef Shawkat die?

Assef Shawkat passed away in Damascus^[4].

Who was Assef Shawkat married to?

Assef Shawkat's spouses include Bushra al-Assad^[9].

What did Assef Shawkat do for work?

Assef Shawkat worked as politician^[6] and military personnel^[7].

Where did Assef Shawkat go to school?

Assef Shawkat was educated at Damascus University^[11].