Fawas Akhras (Arabic: فواز أخرس; born September 1946) is a Syrian–English cardiologist known for being the father-in-law of former dictator Bashar al-Assad[1] and chairman of the British Syrian Society.
[5] He was a consultant interventional cardiologist at the Cromwell Hospital in South Kensington but the hospital no longer lists him on their website, London, and practises at his private medical clinic, Cardiac Healthcare Services, in Harley Street, London.
[7] On 15 March 2012, The Guardian published allegedly intercepted emails appearing to show that he was advising the Syrian president from the UK during the crackdown on anti-regime protesters.
[8] Speaking to The Telegraph in 2012, Akhras drew comparisons between the start of the Syrian civil war and the 2011 England riots.
[2] On 9 December 2024, the day after the fall of the Assad regime, Akhras was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for providing "support and facilitation to Bashar al-Assad in financial matters, sanctions evasion, and efforts to secure international political engagement.