Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian statesman and military officer who served as president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He played a significant role in Syrian politics, participating in several coups and eventually becoming a powerful leader with a strong presidency.
This is based on winning 1 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 16 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently Hafez al-Assad lost a matchup to Anna Faris (#297) voted by someone from United States.