Al-Assad (disambiguation) explained

The Al-Assad family is a Syrian political family.

al-Assad or Assad (Arabic: الْأَسَد|link=no) may also refer to:

People

• Assad Assad (born 1944) Israeli Druze politician
• Members of the Syrian al-Assad family:
  • Hafez al-Assad, 20th century president of Syria
  • Bashar al-Assad, 21st century president of Syria
  • Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Syrian Republican Guard
  • Rifaat al-Assad, Syrian major general
  • Jamil al-Assad, Syrian Parliament member

Places

• Lake Assad, a reservoir on the Euphrates in Syria
• Al Asad Airbase (IATA airport code: IQA; ICAO airport code: ORAA), Al-Anbar Province, Iraq
• Bassel Al-Assad International Airport, Latakla, Syria

Facilities and structures

• Al-Assad Stadium, in Latakla, Syria
• Bassel al-Assad Stadium (Homs), in Homs, Syria
• Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex, in Aleppo, Syria

Other uses

• ASAD syndrome (Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder)
• Asad (film), 2011 film nominated for 2012 Oscars, directed by Bryan Buckley
• Assad-class corvette, an Italian-built Iraqi naval ship class

See also

• Asad (disambiguation)
• Assadism, the political philosophy of the Syrian Ba'athist Party
• President Assad (disambiguation)
  • • • • Asadullah (disambiguation)
• Assads (disambiguation)
• Lions in Islam
• Lion (disambiguation)
• Shir (disambiguation), a Persian term for 'Lion'