Before she was the wife of Bashar al-Assad, Asma Akhras enjoyed a privileged childhood in a terraced house in Acton, west London. The daughter of a cardiologist and a diplomat in the Syrian ...

With more than 99% results in Kay Gallo, Catherine Greenspon and Asma Akhras unofficially lead Tuesday’s consolidated election for seats on the Hinsdale Township High School District 86 Board of ...

The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% chance of survival, according to a report. “Asma is dying,” one ...

Feb. 6, 2007 -- Her husband, the president of Syria, is crazy about her. Asma Akhras Al-Assad is the first lady of Syria. Her Syrian title is "al akilatu al rais" -- simply translated to "the ...

When President Bashar Assad's new bride, Asma Akhras, took the public stage for the first time in news photographs last month, she eclipsed all talk of political and economic reform in the country ...

For the first time ever, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's British wife Asma has been targeted with economic restrictions of her own.

Who is Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma and is she British? Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 's wife was born Asma Akhras on August 11, 1975, in Acton, West London.

Asma Akhras felt respected and included when she wore a hijab as a college student in the 1990s. She moved easily through local public schools while working as a supervisor of student teachers.

In a brief front-page story accompanied by a large photograph of Assad — but none of his bride — the state newspaper Tishreen said Assad and Asma Akhras had a New Year ’ s Day ceremony.