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

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:

• Bassel al-Assad

• Rifaat al-Assad

• Jamil al-Assad

• Maher al-Assad

• Bushra al-Assad

See also

• Asad (disambiguation)

• Asadi (disambiguation)

• Aslan (disambiguation)

• Al Asad Airbase

• Haydar

• Lions in Islam

• Qaswarah

• Shir, a Persian term for 'Lion'

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