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Bashar was born in Damascus, Syria, and was the second son of the ruthless Syrian President Hafez Al Assad fire.
Since 1970, the Assad family has exercised control over the Syrian army and led the country under a regime of cruel dictatorship.
In 1988, Bashar graduated from medical school and began working at the Tishrin Military Hospital on the outskirts of Damascus.
Bashar was very different from his brothers and sisters – he apparently would not have a great interest in politics or the army, but rather in science.
A new BBC series, A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad, revealed an inside look at Bashar Al-Assad's life and how he embraced the love of Western music during his stay in London .
In 1992, Bashar moved to the capital to specialize in ophthalmology at Western Eye Hospital, before becoming ophthalmic surgeon.
It was during his stay here that Assad s' was immersed in Western culture and, according to one insider, the president would have listened to Phil Collins music in order to "relax" after a long day working.
Ed Schulenberg, former supervisor of Mr. Bashar, said: "He absolutely loved London, he loved music, I think Phil Collins was one of his popular people and I think he spent some time there. time to listen to relax.
He added: "(Assad) appeared as a kind of person friendly, unpretentious.He expressed his interest in learning modern techniques, what they do not have in Syria, etc. ".
Bashar described how London helped to "open up his horizon", allowing him to immerse himself in new experiences and introduce him to a new culture with which he was not familiar.
He said: "Every time you travel, to be in touch with another culture, you open your horizon.You know what is happening in the rest of the world, you are establishing a dialogue."
Bashar's passion for ophthalmology came after reading a book on blindness, which pushed him to become an eye surgeon, according to his former supervisor.
Mr. Schulenberg said: "He has read a book on blindness and the treatment of blindness, and I think psychology about blindness many years ago and has so impressed that he wanted to become an eye surgeon.
Bashar explained his passion for humanitarian work, which led him to choose medicine as a profession.
"I excelled in science at school.That's why I chose medicine.I liked the idea of working in the humanitarian sector." so was the best thing to do. "
"The question I asked my father was:" I would like to be a doctor, what do you think? "He said that no matter what you do, the most important thing is whether you succeed or not, so whatever you do, make sure you succeed."
Bashar was not expecting to take power, as it was his older brother, Bassel al-Assad, who was to become president.
In 1994, Bassel died in a car accident in Damascus, which means that Bashar was next on the list of Syrian presidential candidates.
But Bashar said that politics and family relations were completely separate in the Assad family and that his father rarely spoke about his work at home.
"There was a complete separation between politics and family relationships in our home, and my parents were very keen to make life as normal as possible."
