2284th most famous person in the world!

Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian statesman and military officer who served as president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He played a significant role in Syrian politics, participating in several coups and eventually becoming a powerful leader with a strong presidency.

This is based on winning 1 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 15 head-to-head matchups.

Most recently Hafez al-Assad lost a matchup to Anna Faris (#212) voted by someone from United States.