Bashar Al-Assad

by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Published 28 February 2005
This series contains absorbing accounts of the leaders who have changed the course of history. Bashar al-Assad chose to pursue a career in medicine, the untimely death of his older brother and father pushed him into the political spotlight.


Silvio Berlusconi

by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Published 30 March 2005
Elected Prime Minister in mya 2001, Berlusconi is not only Italy's richest man but also the unrivalled owner of a vast business empire.