Bassel al-Assad

Bassel al-Assad was a Syrian army general and the oldest son of Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of Bashar al-Assad. It was believed that Basil would replace Hafez until he died in the year 1994 in a car crash.^[1] He was buried with his father Hafez in their family's native village of Qardaha later that year.^[2][3]

Bassel al-Assad باسل الاسد
Bassel al-Assad, c. 1992
Native name	باسل الاسد
Nickname	The Golden Knight
Born	23 March 1962 Damascus, Syria
Died	21 January 1994(1994-01-21) (aged 31) Damascus, Syria
Allegiance	Syria
Service/branch	Syrian Arab Army
Years of service	1980–1994
Rank	Colonel
Unit	2nd Special Forces Regiment, 14th Airborne Division Republican Guard
Commands held	42nd Special Forces Regiment 12th Armoured Battalion, Syrian Arab Republican Guard.
Awards	Hero of the Republic Order of Salahaddin
Relations	al-Assad family

Basil al-Assad in November 1993