Assef Shawkat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Assef Shawkat

Syrian Intelligence chief and politician

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1950

Place of Birth: Tartus, Tartus Governorate, Syria

Date of Death: 18-Jul-2012

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Syria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Assef Shawkat[n1] (Arabic: ??? ??????; 15 January 1950 – 18 July 2012) was the deputy Minister of Defense of Syria from September 2011 until his death in July 2012. He and three other top Syrian government officials were killed on 18 July 2012 in Damascus during a deadly bomb attack allegedly organized by the Free Syrian Army.