Assef Shawkat (January 15, 1950 – July 18, 2012) was a Syrian military officer and the former Deputy Minister of Defense. Born in a Shia Alawite family in Tartus, he graduated as a second lieutenant and participated in the 1973 October War. He married Bushra al-Assad, the daughter of the late President Hafez al-Assad, in 1995. Shawkat held significant influence within the Syrian government, eventually becoming the director of Military Intelligence in 2005. He was subject to EU and US sanctions for suppressing pro-democracy protests, and was killed in a bombing in July 2012 during the Syrian civil war.
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Time Zone - Asia/Damascus (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Assef
The name Assef does not have a definitive, widely accepted meaning. However, it is often associated with concepts like 'strong,' 'powerful,' and 'warrior.'
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Assef Shawkat belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Tartus
Place of Death: Damascus
Cause of Death: explosion
Educated At: Damascus University
Occupation: military personnel | politician
Spouses: Bushra al Assad
Children: 5
Employers: Syrian Military Intelligence | Syrian Ministry of Defense
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 15, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 15, 2025 |
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| Sun | 24 Capricorn 42 | 25 Capricorn 30 | 10 Aries 7 |
| Moon | 17 Sagittarius 5 | 13 Leo 33 | 6 Virgo 31 |
| Mercury | 29 Capricorn 52 | 10 Capricorn 12 | 13 Aries 37 |
| Venus | 18 Aquarius 16 | 12 Pisces 34 | 24 Aquarius 17 |
| Mars | 6 Libra 53 | 26 Cancer 29 | 28 Virgo 52 |
| Jupiter | 9 Aquarius 44 | 11 Gemini 56 | 26 Aquarius 59 |
| Saturn | 19 Virgo 44 | 15 Pisces 41 | 14 Virgo 47 |
| Uranus | 2 Cancer 7 | 23 Taurus 22 | 1 Cancer 10 |
| Neptune | 17 Libra 21 | 27 Pisces 33 | 16 Libra 8 |
| Pluto | 17 Leo 30 | 1 Aquarius 31 | 15 Leo 56 |
| Rahu | 11 Aries 20 | 0 Aries 43 | 7 Aries 22 |
| Ketu | 11 Libra 20 | 0 Libra 43 | 7 Libra 22 |
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