Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian politician serving as President of Syria since 2000. Trained as a physician, he succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad. His tenure has been marked by significant controversies and the ongoing Syrian civil war.
This is based on winning 10 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 14 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently Bashar al-Assad lost a matchup to Daniel Day-Lewis (#602) voted by someone from Canada.