Wife of deposed Syrian leader Assad reportedly severely ill with leukaemia The wife of deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is severely ill with leukaemia and has been given a 50/50 chance of survival, media reports have claimed.
“I’ve seen mentioned in the last few days Asma Assad, potentially someone with UK citizenship that might attempt to come into our country, and I want it confirmed that she’s a sanctioned individual and is not welcome here in the UK,” he told the Commons following the fall of the Assad regime.
British-born Mrs Assad and their children left for Russia ahead of the former president, and she is now reportedly being cared for by her father Fawaz Akhras, a respected Harley Street cardiologist, who is said to be “heartbroken”.
Previous reports have suggested Mrs Assad is tired of restrictions placed upon her in Russia, and wants to divorce her husband and to seek treatment in London.
David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, has said Mrs Assad – who was born in London in 1975 – is not welcome to return to the UK.
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