Leukemia afflicts Asma al-Assad, wife of the Syrian president

The Syrian presidency announced in a statement on Tuesday that Asma al-Assad, wife of President Bashar al-Assad, had been diagnosed with leukemia.

The Presidency stated in its statement that after the appearance of clinical symptoms and signs, followed by a series of tests, the First Lady of Syria was diagnosed with “acute myelogenous leukemia.”

Asmaa Al-Assad is undergoing a treatment protocol for leukemia The issued statement added that Asma al-Assad will undergo a specialized treatment protocol, which requires isolation conditions while achieving social distancing appropriate to her health condition. Accordingly, she will stay away from direct work and participate in events and activities, as part of the treatment plan and achieving comfort for her, according to the presidency.

The First Lady of Syria was diagnosed with breast cancer The infection of President Bashar al-Assad's wife comes about 5 years after she announced that she had completely recovered from breast cancer.

The First Lady remained afflicted with a malignant breast tumor for a year, until she announced her victory over the disease in 2019, and said: “My journey is over, thank God, I am done. I have completely defeated cancer.”

Information about the wife of the Syrian president Asmaa al-Assad, wife of Bashar al-Assad, is 48 years old.

From Homs Governorate in the center of the country.

She was born and raised in Britain before returning to Syria after meeting the head of the regime, Bashar al-Assad.

The president married her 24 years ago and they have three children, Hafez, Zain, and Karim.