Career
She previously served as the Minister of Economy and Trade and as the Ambassador to Malaysia. Assi was born on 17 December 1955. She earned a bachelor"s degree in commerce from the University of Damascus, and a master of business administration from the Higher Institute of Business Administration in 2005.
She served as assistant to the minister of finance for technology from 2002-2004, and was the ambassador to Malaysia from 2004 to 2010.
In 2010, she was appointed minister of economy and trade for a brief period, and in 2011, she was appointed minister of tourism.