باسل الاسد. باسل الأسد

	It was widely expected that he would succeed his father as President of Syria until he died in a car accident in 1994
Weiss, Michael 9 August 2011	Official Journal of the European Union

from the original on 31 December 2016.

دريد لحام يخـ.رف ويحتفل في حمص بتنصيب بدلاً من رئيساً لسوريا! (فيديو): — Bassel al-Assad, in conversation with , 1988 Career and succession [ ] Trained in , he was commissioned in the and later switched to the armoured corps after training in the
ماهر الأسد: Bashar became President following the death of his father, on 10 June 2000
هروب الأميرة هيا بنت الحسين يعيد إلى أذهان السوريين علاقتها الغرامية مع باسل الأسد: Aftermath [ ] After his death, shops, schools and public offices in Syria closed, and the sale of alcohol was suspended in respect

A great number of squares and streets were named after him	Adrian Blomfield; Ruth Sherlock 23 July 2012
Benn, Aluf 5 June 2003	As a family, we used to spend a day or two in in the summer, but then too he used to work in the office and we didn't get to see much of him

He also had a reputation for an interest in fast cars, and his friends described him as charismatic and commanding.

Bassel al: Ronen Bergman 30 December 2016
Bassel al: Bennet, James 10 July 2005
شبح باسل الأسد يطارد فارساً سورياً نافسه: We saw father at home but he was so busy that three days could go by without us exchanging a word with him

He also has an equestrian statue in , and formerly in , Lebanon	The international airport in was named after him,
If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device	He organised a highly publicised anti-corruption campaign within the government and frequently appeared in full military uniform at official receptions to signal the government's commitment to the armed forces

In addition, he launched the in 1989, which was later headed by Bashar.

شبح باسل الأسد يطارد فارساً سورياً نافسه: Death and burial [ ] On 21 January 1994, while he was driving his at a high speed author reports 240 kilometers per hour 150 mph through fog to for a flight to , on his way to a ski vacation in the in the early hours of the morning, Bassel collided with a barrier and, not wearing a , died instantly
اغتيال أم حادث سير؟.. 24 عاماً على مقتل شقيق الأسد: Erika Solomon; Mariam Karouny 23 July 2012
منال جدعان زوجة ماهر الأسد والمشمولة بعقـ.ـوبات قيصر.. تصـ.ـارع أسماء الأسد من وراء الكواليس: Official Journal of the European Union