Bassel Shehadeh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bassel Shehadeh
Occupation	Producer
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1984(1984-01-31)
Age	40
Birthplace	Damascus
Country	Syria
Birth City	Damascus Governorate
Horoscope	Capricorn

Bassel Shehadeh Biography

Bassel Shehadeh is one of the most popular and richest Producer who was born on January 31, 1984 in Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria. Shehadeh was born in Damascus on the 31st of January 1984, into an intellectual family. The mother of the family was an engineer, and his father was an engineer professor in Damascus University. University of Damascus. He had a sister, Alaa with a younger sister Maria Maria, with the first is Medical student studying of Damascus University, while the latter is employed by the news station in Dubai.

On the 17th of March 2011 just when beginning to see the Arab Spring began to reach Syria, “I was gambling with my life everyday, but death did not get me.” In this line Bassel Shehadeh summarized the journey that young Syrian man, who was captivated by the story of Che Guevara 10156 kilometers (6,311 miles) journey starting from Damascus up to New Delhi and back on 30 years old Cossack Minsk motorbike that was he referred to as “Lenin”. He rode throughout Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and also Turkey to reach the destination. After running out of fuel in one part of his journey, Shehadeh bartered with gas station owners for a litre gasoline every day in order to continue on his way. Shehadeh was the very first Syrian to travel across the border between Pakistan and Iran, and was later escorted by Pakistani policemen when he traveled across the western region in the nation. He was able to return back to Damascus in May of 2011.

On May 28, 2012, Shehadeh was fired upon and killed along with a group of activists, including Ahmad al-Assam, by the government’s forces in the neighbourhood of al-Safsafa in Bab al-Sebaa, Homs. Shehadeh was buried in Homs according to his will. The government’s forces prevented his friends from going to the church in Damascus to offer prayers to him and even imposed a siege on his house. Syracuse University released a statement condemning his death and conveying condolences to his family and friends. Noam Chomsky commented on his death by saying: “Terrible news! I’d already heard. A wonderful courageous person. What will happen to poor Syria as it sinks more deeply into the abyss – I hate to think.”

Shehadeh’s imprisonment did not deter his perseverance. He pioneered the project of ‘freedom money’ in Damascus, and filmed many peaceful protests and security forces attacking them. Shehadeh volunteered to work as a reporter and witness to a number of media channels after he came back from the US. He settled in Homs in March 2012 amid the intensified military operations conducted by the Syrian government in that city. He remained there almost 3 months until his death. There, he managed to film the government’s bombardments as well as train many activists and photographers in Homs on how to perform proper montage and video editing. Shehadeh started producing a short movie in Homs titled I Will Cross Tomorrow in order to document the eminent danger which the residents of Homs find themselves in. Shehadeh also trained the producer Ahmad Al-Assam (also known as Ahmad Abu Ibrahim) who filmed many videos and produced many news reports on Syria.

In the Egyptian revolution in 2011 Shehadeh demanded protests in the front of the Egyptian Embassy in Damascus to protest against the brutality of Mubarak’s regime upon Egyptian protesters. Shehadeh was arrested by Syrian police dispersed the sit-in using force. In the Syrian protests in the month of March, Shehadeh participated in many events that were peaceful protests. He was a part of the protest among intellectuals Damascus and was detained on the 13th of July in 2011. He was later assaulted by security guards and suffered hardships during his imprisonment, which was made worse through his personal diabetes.

Bassel Shehadeh Net Worth

Bassel Shehadeh is one of the richest Producer from Syria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bassel Shehadeh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bassel Shehadeh (Arabic: shHd@ bsl ) (January 31 1984 – May 28 2012) was a Syrian Christian film producer and IT Engineer. He was a well-known campaigner during the Syrian protests from the years 2011-2012. He was an early pioneer in organizing peaceful protests throughout Damascus protesting against the crackdown of the government during the Arab Spring. Shehadeh was arrested during a protest alongside fellow artist in al-Midan neighborhood of Damascus. His camera recorded and documented the violence and bombings carried out by the Syrian regime’s forces against in the town of Homs. He was killed in an attack by the government in the neighborhood of al-Safsafa in Homs.

After finishing high education, Shehadeh began his studies at the School of Information Technology at the University of Damascus in the year 2001. He earned an education from the field of Information Technology in 2006, with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence. Shehadeh was then able to take an absence from his job to pursue a degree in Archaeology and join his fellow members of the United Nations at one of their offices in Damascus.

In 2011, Shehadeh received a Fulbright scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Film production at Syracuse University. He left after being released from jail for participating in a protest at the al-Midan neighborhood in Damascus. Shehadeh was enrolled at Syracuse for the fall semester of 2011. He travelled extensively while in the United States, filming and photographing the events of Occupy Wall Street, while also conducting interviews with several American intellectuals. “Singing to Freedom” produced by Shehadeh in 2011, featured interviews of many prominent intellectuals, including Noam Chomsky, on their views of peaceful resistance against dictatorial governments. Upon finishing the fall semester at Syracuse, Shehadeh made the decision to sacrifice his scholarship and returned to his peaceful activism in Syria.

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Bassel Ranked on the list of most popular Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Syria. Bassel Shehadeh celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.