Who was the President of Syria during the Arab Spring?
During the Arab Spring, which began in 2010, the President of Syria was Bashar al-Assad. Bashar al-Assad took office as the President of Syria in July 2000, following the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, who had been in power for nearly three decades. Bashar al-Assad's presidency has been marked by significant civil unrest and conflict, including the eruption of the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011 as part of the broader Arab Spring movement.