How did a doctor become the President of Syria? The secret of Bashar's immense wealth.

The family which once ruled Syria for more than 50 years, has now lost its power. After the coup, President Bashar fled Syria. After Assad's power ended, rebels entered the Presidential Palace in Damascus and started running away after looting whatever they could lay their hands on.

Before the coup, there were discussions all over Syria about Bashar's family, his influence, and his wealth. Many big personalities are behind Bashar in terms of wealth. Many kinds of stories are famous about Bashar's immense wealth.

It is believed that the total wealth of Assad's family could be up to $120 billion. Assad's family used to control about 60 to 70 percent of Syria's economy. The Assad family has a huge portfolio of real estate, natural resources, art, and jewelry. According to some media reports, a pill called Captagon also made Assad's family very rich. This pill earned about Rs 4 lakh 81 thousand 199 crore in just one year.

Captagon is not an ordinary pill.

Actually, this pill is not an ordinary pill. Rather, it is a drug, that was earlier used as a treatment for depression, but now people in Syria use it as a drug. However, the Syrian government has many times denied the news of the Assad family being involved in the production of this drug i.e. Captagon. Bashar had also been in the army before becoming the President, he also led the Lebanon File in 1998 and played a big role in the change of power in Lebanon.

Married to a girl of British origin

Despite being the commander-in-chief of the Syrian army, Bashar was never seen in military uniform. He always looked like a businessman in a suit. He married British citizen Azma Akhras in the year 2000. Bashar met his wife Azma in London when he was studying medicine there. Later he married her. Bashar's wife Azma Akhras has a degree in computer science and French literature from London. Before marrying Bashar, she used to work in investment banking. It is believed that she played an important role in shaping Bashar's image as a liberal reformer. It is said that she moved to London with her children after the rebellion started.

The Assad family dominates Syria.

It is said that not only Assad but many members of his family also dominated the Syrian government. According to information, Bashar had an internal circle that took all the important decisions. This circle included close members of his family. Apart from his wife, it also included Bashar's mother, brother, sister, and husband. It is believed that before joining politics, Bashar was a non-political person, coincidentally he had to take over the political legacy of his family.

Bashar was of a calm nature

Bashar was of a calm nature since childhood, and was not interested in politics and the army. Assad had done his graduation in medicine from Damascus University and was a doctor in the army. Apart from this, Assad also worked as an ophthalmologist in London. Bashar's father wanted his elder brother Bassel to be the President of Syria in future, but after his death in a car accident, the Syrian army called him back to Syria from London. After this, Bashar's father decided to make him the heir of the Assad dynasty.

Protests began in 2011

In 2000, Bashar took oath as President and adopted a new political tone. While he was President, in 2011, the opposition to Bashar in Syria grew so much that the army had to crush it. Since then, Bashar's image became that of a dictator and the number of his opponents kept increasing. Then the civil war also started in Syria. Bashar always called the rebellion against him a foreign conspiracy. Meanwhile, he grew closer to Russia and Iran, but ultimately he had to surrender before the rebels.