Asad Explained
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | Lion |
| Region: | Middle East |
| Alternative Spelling: | Assad, Asaad |
Asad (Arabic: أسد), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion".[1] It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh, one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
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 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
See main article: article and 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:
Other family members include:
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Arabic first names . 1999 . Hippocrene Books . New York . 0-7818-0688-7 . 66 . 23 February 2024.
- News: Schneider . Howard . Cody . Edward . Syria's Assad Dead at 69 . 16 February 2024 . Washington Post . 10 January 2024.
- News: O'Connor . Tom . Syria's Assad Wins Fourth Election, Second Since War and Ninth for Family . 16 February 2024 . Newsweek . 27 May 2021 . en.
