Asad
Asad (Arabic: أسد), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion". It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh, one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʔasad] | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Lion | 
| Region of origin | Middle East | 
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Assad, Asaad | 
People
    
Among prominent people named "Asad" or "Assad" are:
Given name
    
- Asadullah (disambiguation), multiple people
 - Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, early Islamic historical figure
 - Asad Ahmad, journalist for BBC News and newsreader for BBC London
 - Asad Q. Ahmed, American scholar
 - Asad Al Faqih (1910–1989), Lebanese lawyer and diplomat
 - Asad ibn al-Furat (760–828) a jurist and theologian
 - Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib
 - Asaduddin Owaisi, a politician from Hyderabad
 - Asad Raza (artist), a Pakistani-American artist
 - Asad Rustum, a Lebanese historian, academic and writer
 - Asad ibn Saman, an early Samanid
 - Asad Shafiq, a Pakistan test cricketer
 - Asad Umar, a Pakistani lawmaker and former politician
 - Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed, former IAS officer from Hyderabad
 
Surname
    
- Audrey Assad, an American singer-songwriter and Contemporary Christian music artist
 - Clarice Assad, Sérgio's daughter, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist
 - Javier Assad (born 1997), Mexican baseball player
 - María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad, Lebanese-Mexican economist
 - Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss, influential 20th-century writer and political theorist
 - Sérgio Assad, Brazilian classical composer, guitarist
 - Talal Asad, anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad
 
Al-Assad family
    
The Al-Assad family is an Alawite family from the Latakia region (specifically Qardaha), which has held political power in Syria since 1970. The family has produced two presidents:
- Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria 1970–2000
 - Bashar al-Assad, current President of Syria
 
Other family members include:
See also
    
- Asad (disambiguation)
 - Aslan (disambiguation)
 - Aslan (disambiguation)
 - Lake Assad
 - Al Asad Airbase
 - Haydar
 - Lions in Islam
 - Qaswarah
 - Shir, a Persian term for 'Lion'
 
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