Asad
title: "Asad" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["arabic-language-masculine-given-names", "arabic-language-surnames", "bosniak-masculine-given-names", "lions-in-culture", "masculine-given-names"] topic_path: "general/arabic-language-masculine-given-names" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asad" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| pronunciation | |
| gender | Male |
| meaning | Lion |
| region | Middle East |
| alternative spelling | Assad, Asaad |
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Asad (), 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.
Notable people named "Asad" or "Assad" include:
Given name
- Asadullah (disambiguation), multiple people
- Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, early Islamic historical figure
- Asad Abdul Rahman (born 1944), Palestinian political scientist, academic and politician
- 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) jurist and theologian
- Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Asaduddin Owaisi, Indian politician
- Asad Raza (artist), Pakistani-American artist
- Asad Rustum, Lebanese historian, academic and writer
- Asad ibn Saman, early Samanid
- Assad Saftawi (1935–1993), Palestinian Fatah cofounder and leader
- Asad Shafiq, Pakistan test cricketer
- Asad Umar, Pakistani lawmaker and former politician
- Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed, former IAS officer from Hyderabad
Surname ==
- Audrey Assad, 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
- Julio Asad (born 1953), Argentine footballer
- María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad, Lebanese-Mexican economist
- Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss, influential 20th-century writer and political theorist
- Omar Asad (born 1971), Argentine footballer
- Sérgio Assad, Brazilian classical composer, guitarist
- Talal Asad, anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad
- Yamil Asad (born 1994), Argentine footballer
Al-Assad family
Main article: Al-Assad family
The Al-Assad family is an Alawite family from the Latakia region (specifically Qardaha), which held political power in Syria between 1970 and 2024. The family has produced two presidents:
- Hafez al-Assad, former President of Syria 1970–2000
- Bashar al-Assad, former President of Syria July 2000 to December 2024
Other family members include:
References
References
- David Larsen, [https://www.academia.edu/32748592/Names_of_the_Lion_by_Ibn_Kh%C4%81lawayh Names of the Lion by Ibn Khālawayh]
- (10 January 2024). "Syria's Assad Dead at 69". The Washington Post.
- (27 May 2021). "Syria's Assad Wins Fourth Election, Second Since War and Ninth for Family". Newsweek.
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