Why is Asma, the wife of the Syrian President, called the “Desert Rose”?

There is no shortage of beauties in the Middle East, but due to the influence of traditional religious culture, most women must wear lifeless veils, revealing only sad and sad eyes. Fortunately, in recent years, open-mindedness has gradually penetrated into Arab countries, and some brave women have dared to take off their headscarves and robes to release their true selves and show their charm to the world.

Syria’s First Lady Asma Assad is one of the typical representatives.

The Syrian civil war has continued since 2011, causing countless harm to innocent people. The rebels burned, killed and looted, and Western countries added fuel to the fire, leaving Syria devastated and the sacred Arab culture no longer in its glory.

Asma’s appearance was undoubtedly a shower of rain that nourished the people’s hearts that had been parched by the war. For this reason, she herself was called the “Princess Diana of the Middle East.”

The daughter of a famous family is young and promising, and she meets her son-in-law by chance

Asma is a descendant of the famous Akras family in Syria. Her father is a top cardiac surgeon in the medical field, and her mother is a doctor in the medical field. Served as a diplomat at the Syrian Embassy in the UK. Due to the special nature of her mother's work, her parents immigrated to the UK long before she was born, and she was born in London in 1975.

"Asma" means "excellence" in Arabic, and it turns out that she has indeed achieved this goal. Asma, who came with a silver spoon in her mouth, received an advanced and superior British education since she was a child. She attended a Church of England school in primary school, then graduated from Queen's College with honors, and successfully entered King's College London for further study.

Asma was proficient in four languages ??at a young age. She also obtained a bachelor's degree in French literature while majoring in computer science. She was one of the top academic elites among the British upper class at that time.

After graduation, Asma repeatedly chose to work in financial investment. During this period, she accidentally met Bashar Assad.

At that time, although Bashar was the second son of President Hafez, he was not his successor: because he had a background in ophthalmology and knew nothing about politics; in contrast, his elder brother Basil was the next president. best candidate.

It is with this mentality that Asma, who has always had no desires and demands, agreed to Bashar’s pursuit, ignoring the 10-year age difference, and quickly developed a relationship with him.

A few years later, Asma, who was already the wife of President Bashar, also admitted many times that she never expected that she would become the "First Lady."

At her peak, she resigned and retired, returning to her family to raise her husband and children

Asma graduated from four prestigious universities in the UK and holds two university degrees. She is a genuine social elite and has worked in many well-known companies. They all extended their olive branches to her.

After repeated consideration, she chose JPMorgan Chase Bank and became an economic analyst, responsible for the acquisition and merger of biopharmaceutical companies. At the same time, in order to enhance her business capabilities, she also applied to Harvard University to major in economics.

At the end of 2000, Asma, whose career was in full swing, suddenly submitted her resignation to her leadership, shocking the company. It happened that the admission notice for the Harvard MBA program had been sent, but Asma also gave up the admission opportunity and high scholarship and did not register.

Two months later, she and Bashar got married in a low-key manner, and the news of their marriage was not made public until the beginning of the following year.

Asma gave birth to 2 sons and 1 daughter. The whole family lives in a residential apartment in Damascus. Asma believes that it is safest to be surrounded by dense residents. Therefore, she and her family never take bodyguards with them when they go out, and the whole family's life is exposed in broad daylight.

Their neighbors once revealed that Asma was very strict on the education of her children and required them to achieve success in both academic and social work.

Suffering from cancer, she persevered and helped her husband support the overall situation

Soon after her marriage, Asma began to emerge in the political world as the "First Lady". In just one year, she visited more than 100 impoverished villages across Syria.

In order to protect the rights and interests of women and children in remote and backward areas, she spent her own money to establish schools and maternal and child health hospitals, and appealed to upper-class celebrities to actively raise funds.

However, the sudden civil war broke the peace. The rebels rose up and launched a fierce war. The ancient country suffered heavy losses, and countless historic buildings were destroyed in the war, leaving only ruins.

The residents were displaced and homeless, and corpses were strewn across the fields. It was a tragic situation. "The house leaked and it rained all night." At this critical moment, Asma was diagnosed with breast cancer and needed immediate surgery. In desperation, she was forced to go to hospital and had her breasts and tumors removed.

Before fully recovering, Asma was discharged from the hospital and devoted herself to social activities. She personally went to the front lines to express condolences to soldiers who were fighting and to lend a helping hand to their families.

For those disabled soldiers who retired from the war due to injuries, Asma placed them in a health club, occasionally sharing his anti-cancer experience with them and encouraging them to recover from their injuries.

"Desert Rose", this nickname is very appropriate to describe Asma. She has made huge material contributions and spiritual comfort to the Syrian people, allowing refugees to feel the cruel reality. To the glory of humanity. She is not only Bashar’s virtuous wife, but also Syria’s irreplaceable mother of the nation.