Asma alAssad born 11 August 1975; née Asma Fawaz al-Akhras is the First Lady of Syria. She was born in Acton, London after her family had immigrated to the United Kingdom from Homs, Syria. She married President Bashar al-Assad in December 2000, having previously pursued a career in investment banking.
Asma is the daughter of consultant cardiologist Fawaz Akhras and retired diplomat Sahar Otri al-Akhras. Asma grew up in Acton where she went to her local Church of England school. She finished her schooling at Queen's College in London. She then attended King's College London and graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Diploma in French Literature. After university, Asma started work at Deutsche Bank Group in the Hedge Fund Management division with clients in Europe and the Far East. In 1998, she joined the Investment Banking division of J. P. Morgan, specializing in mergers and acquisitions for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. During her time at JP Morgan, she worked primarily from the New York office where she executed four large merger transactions for both European and American clients.
Asma returned to Syria in November 2000 and married the president in December. They have three children: Hafez, Zein and Karim.
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