Which was the position that XXX held?
Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسد‎ Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad, Levantine pronunciation: (ˈħaːfezˤ elˈʔasad) Modern Standard Arabic: (ħaːfɪðˤ al'ʔasad); 6 October 1930 -- 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman, politician and general who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000, Prime Minister from 1970 to 1971, Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Syrian Regional Branch and Secretary General of the National Command of the Ba'ath Party from 1971 to 2000.
President of Syria