# Who is Atef Najib, the former Syrian official sentenced to death with al-Assad?

https://mins.news/en/item/18957

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-11 10:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/who-is-atef-najib-former-syrian-official-sentenced-to-death-with-al-assad?traffic_source=rss

> Former Syrian official Atef Najib has been sentenced to death alongside al-Assad. Experts say the trial has served as a test of Syria’s transitional justice. The case therefore places Najib’s identity within a broader reckoning over the country’s justice process.

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