Syrian first woman Asma Assad identified with leukemia, says president's workplace

Syrian first woman Asma Assad was identified with acute myeloid leukemia, the workplace of President Bashar Assad introduced on Tuesday. The president’s spouse was identified with acute myeloid leukemia “after presenting with a number of signs and following a complete collection of medical exams and examinations,” the official assertion learn.

Asma Assad, spouse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.(REUTERS)

Assad will “adhere to a specialised therapy protocol that features stringent an infection prevention measures” and “will quickly withdraw from all direct engagements” as a part of the therapy plan, it added. Asma Assad was handled for breast most cancers earlier. A yr after her prognosis in August 2019, Assad introduced that she was “utterly” freed from the illness.

Syrian first woman Asma Assad, who was born and raised in the UK, is a robust and divisive determine. She is topic to Western sanctions and has been a extremely controversial determine all through the Syrian battle.

Assad beforehand labored as an funding banker. In 2000, she give up her job and married then-President Bashar Assad. Since then, she has remained lively within the public sphere, advocating for civil and charitable organizations. Nevertheless, she has confronted criticism for allegedly utilizing her British training and Western manner to hide the harshness of her husband’s suppression of dissent.

Assad runs the Syria Belief for Improvement, an NGO that facilitates lots of the assist and improvement operations in Syria. Final yr, Assad additionally accompanied her husband, President Bashar al-Assad , on a go to to the United Arab Emirates. This was her first overseas official journey with him since 2011. The journey is seen as an indication of her rising position in public affairs.

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The conflict in Syria, which resulted in practically half one million deaths and displaced half of the nation’s pre-war inhabitants of 23 million, began in March 2011 with peaceable protests in opposition to Assad’s authorities. The protests confronted a harsh crackdown, quickly escalating right into a full-scale civil conflict.

(With inputs from Reuters)