| Jihad Qassab | |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Homs, Syria |
| Death Place: | Saidnaya, Syria |
| Position: | Defender |
| Clubs1: | Al-Karamah |
| Clubs2: | Al-Ahed |
| Clubs3: | Shabab Al-Sahel |
| Clubs4: | Ajman Club |
Jihad Qassab (Arabic: جهاد قصاب) (13 July 1975 – 30 September 2016) was a Syrian professional football defender who played for Al-Karamah and Syria national football team.
Qassab played for his hometown club, Al-Karamah, winning four consecutive league titles and reaching the 2006 AFC Champions League Final, only losing to Jeonbuk Motors 2–3 on aggregate.
Qassab played in Lebanon for Al-Ahed and Shabab Al-Sahel, and in the U.A.E. for Ajman Club.[1]
Qassab was arrested on 19 August 2014 in Baba Amr, Homs by the Syrian authorities during the Syrian civil war.[2] Reports claim he was executed in the Saidnaya prison on Friday, 30 September 2016.[3]