The democratically elected president of Syria. He is not exactly evil monster dictator as US propaganda and western bullshit media (CNN, BBC) says.
Before Syrian civil war started, Syria was a peaceful country with happy citizens living in prosperity. What he did was to keep Syria away from western influence, and nationalize Syrian industries instead of giving them to western companies. Which pissed off USA and NATO imperialists, and they decided to ruin the shit out of Syria just like what they did to Iraq and Libya.