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Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia.

A Syrian court has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, according to a report by the country's state-run news outlet, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).

Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia.

Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Arrian found the 60-year-old politician guilty of crimes against humanity.

Along with Bashar al-Assad, 66-year-old Atif Najib, a former high-ranking Syrian official and the former president's cousin, was sentenced to death, according to the agency.

Bashar al-Assad, a native of Damascus, has led Syria since 2000, taking over from his father, Hafez al-Assad.

Assad was overthrown in December 2024 and granted asylum in Russia. The country is currently under transitional leadership by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

In September 2025, the SANA news agency reported that a Syrian court had issued an arrest warrant in absentia for former President Bashar al-Assad.

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