Bashar al-Assad
publication date: Monday, September 8, 2014 (part of Fall 2014)
category: Government
clue: How could he have received 89% of the re-election vote this year when his nation is torn in half by civil war?
explanation: al-Assad was the president of Syria. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Aaron Shurtleff, and Lori Lancaster
Similar Goos
![](/image/main-square/celebrity-goo-game/gooed/peter-mutharika.jpg)
Peter Mutharika
How can you go from being a law professor to a leader of a country in three years? Family connections help. Go »![](/image/main-square/celebrity-goo-game/gooed/jim-demint.jpg)
Jim DeMint
Eight years in the Senate weren't enough heritage for him, so he left to find more. Go »![](/image/main-square/celebrity-goo-game/gooed/nelson-mandela.jpg)
Nelson Mandela
Most politicians go from office to jail... Could there be a black president? Go »![](/image/main-square/celebrity-goo-game/gooed/ronald-reagan.jpg)
Ronald Reagan
Eureka! I was going to say something about drafting salt, but I forgot... Go »![](/image/main-square/celebrity-goo-game/gooed/franklin-delano-roosevelt.jpg)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Frankly, this relative of a Clinton advisor should've gotten off his ass more often. Go »![](/image/main-square/celebrity-goo-game/gooed/fred-norris.jpg)