Asad ( ar, أسد), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male

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literally meaning " lion". 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'', "Assad" or "Asaad" are: *

Asad Rustum Asad bin Jibrāʼīl Rustum Mujāʻiṣ ( ar, أسد بن جبرائيل رستم مجاعص; 4 June 1897 – 23 June 1965) was a Lebanese historian, academic and writer. He published more than 15 books related to the history of the Middle East. ...

, a Lebanese historian, academic and writer *

Asad Ahmad Asad Ahmad is a BBC journalist and news presenter. Education Ahmad was educated at The John Roan School on Maze Hill in Blackheath, south-east London, followed by the University of Bristol, where he studied law. Early life Ahmad was born i ...

, journalist for BBC News and newsreader for BBC London *

Khaled al-Asaad Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad ( ar, خالد الأسعد, , January 1932 – 18 August 2015) was a Syrian archaeologist and the head of antiquities at the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He held this position for over forty ye ...

, prominent Syrian archaeologist and historian killed by ISIS *

Audrey Assad Audrey Nicole Assad (born July 1, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released six studio albums and four EPs. Early life Audrey Assad's mother was from Virginia and her father is a Syrian-born refugee. She was raised Protestant, ...

, an American singer-songwriter and Contemporary Christian music artist *

Asadullah (disambiguation) Asadullāh ( ar, أَسَدُ ٱلله), also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah, is a male Muslim given name meaning ''Lion of Allah''. The name was initially used to refer to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's closest kinsmen Ali and Ha ...

, meaning Lion of God, may refer to several people *

Asad ibn Hashim Asad ibn Hāshim () was the son of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf and the brother of Abd al-Muttalib. He was the father of Fatima bint Asad, the mother of Ali and the cousin and wife of Abu Talib. Asad was a very respectful person among the Qureshi Arab tri ...

, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib *

Asad ibn Saman Asad ibn Saman was an early Samanid. He was the son of Saman Khuda, the founder of the Samanid dynasty of Persia. According to tradition, Asad was named by his father in honor of the Caliphal governor of Khurasan Asad ibn 'Abd Allah al-Qasri ( ...

, an early Samanid * Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza, early Islamic historical figure **

Khuwaylid ibn Asad Khuwaylid ibn Asad ( ar, خويلد بن أسد) was a member of the Arab Banu Quraysh tribe and is recognized for being the father of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Family He was the son of Asad ibn Abd-Al-U ...

, his son, father-in-law of Muhammad *

Asad ibn al-Furat Asad Ibn Al-Furat ( ar, أسد بن الفرات; c.759 – c.828) was a jurist and theologian in Ifriqiya, who played an important role in the Arab conquest of Sicily. His family, originally from Harran in Mesopotamia, emigrated with him to ...

(760–828) a jurist and theologian * Hassan Assad (born 1973), American professional wrestler better known as

Montel Vontavious Porter Hassan Hamin Assad (born Alvin Antonio Burke Jr.; October 28, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and manager currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name MVP (standing for Montel Vontavious Porter) a ...

Javier Assad Javier Eduardo Assad Ramírez (born July 30, 1997) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Assad signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB ...

(born 1997), Mexican baseball player *

Muhammad Asad Muhammad Asad, ( ar, محمد أسد , ur, , born Leopold Weiss; 2 July 1900 – 20 February 1992) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Pakistani journalist, traveler, writer, linguist, political theorist and diplomat. He was a Jew but, later conve ...

, born Leopold Weiss, influential 20th-century writer and political theorist *

Talal Asad Talal Asad (born 1932) is a Saudi-born cultural anthropologist who is currently a professor of anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate Center. His prolific body of work mainly focuses on religiosity, Middle Eastern studies, po ...

, anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad * Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, a famous Urdu and Persian poet of India *

Sérgio Assad Sérgio Assad (born 26 December 1952) is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo ''Sérgio and Odair Assad'', commonly referred to as the ''Assad Brothers'' or ''Duo Assad''. T ...

, Brazilian classical composer, guitarist *

Clarice Assad Clarice Assad (born February 9, 1978) is a Brazilian-American composer, pianist, arranger, singer, and educator from Rio de Janeiro. She is influenced by popular Brazilian culture, Romanticism, world music, and jazz. She comes from a musical fami ...

, Sérgio's daughter, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist *

Asad (tribe) Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah ( ar, ابن أسد بن خزيمة ) is an Arab tribe. They are Adnanite Arabs, powerful and one of the most famous tribes. They are widely respected by many Arab tribes, respected by Shia Muslims because they have buri ...

, an Arabic Adnanite tribe, cousins of Muhammad * Warqa ibn Naufal ibn Asad, a cousin of Muhammad * Asaduddin Owaisi, a politician from Hyderabad * Asad Umar, a Pakistani lawmaker and former politician * Asad Uddin, 16th-century Bengali poet *

Asad Raza (artist) Asad Raza is an American artist who lives and works in New York, NY. Life and education Asad Raza was born in 1974 in Buffalo, New York to Pakistani immigrant parents, and studied literature at Johns Hopkins University from 1992-1996 and filmma ...

, a Pakistani-American artist *

Asad Shafiq Asad Shafiq ( ur, ; born 28 January 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2010 and 2020. As of the 2021/22 season, he plays for Sindh in domestic cricket. Shafiq hails from a Gujarati family. H ...

, a Pakistan Test cricketer *

Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed (6 October 1918 – 18 March 1997) was an IAS officer with government of Andhra Pradesh from 1950 to 1978 and former founding chairman of NAM ( National Association Of Muslims) which is a charitable organisation based o ...

, former IAS officer from Hyderabad *

María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad Dr. María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad is a Mexican economist who has held positions in academia, an international organization, government and business, including professorships in the United States and Mexico as well as serving as Mexico's ambassado ...

, Lebanese-Mexican economist

Al-Assad family

The

Al-Assad family The al-Assad family ( ar, عَائِلَة الْأَسَد '), also known as the Assad dynasty, has ruled Syria since General Hafez al-Assad became President of Syria in 1971 under the Ba'ath Party. After his death, in June 2000, he was succee ...

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: * Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria 1970–2000 * Bashar al-Assad, current President of Syria Other family members include: *

Bassel al-Assad Bassel al-Assad ( ar, بَاسِلُ حَافِظِ ٱلْأَسَدِ, translit=Bāsil Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad; 23 March 1962 – 21 January 1994) was a Syrian engineer, colonel, equestrian and politician who was the eldest son of Syrian Preside ...

Rifaat al-Assad Rifaat Ali al-Assad ( ar, رِفْعَتُ عَلِيِّ ٱلْأَسَدِ, Rifʿat al-ʾAsad; born 22 August 1937) is the younger brother of the late President of Syria, Hafez Assad, and Jamil al-Assad, and the uncle of the incumbent President ...

Jamil al-Assad Jamil al-Assad ( ar, جميل الأسد; 1933 – 15 December 2004) was a younger brother of the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of present Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. He served in the Parliament of Syria, called the ''majl ...

Maher al-Assad Maher al-Assad ( ar, مَاهِرُ ٱلْأَسَدِ, Māhir al-ʾAsad, born 8 December 1967) is a Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard and the army's elite Fourth Armoured Division, which together with Syria's secret police ...

Bushra al-Assad Bushra al-Assad ( ar, بُشْرَى ٱلْأَسَدِ, Bušrā al-ʾAsad) (born 24 October 1960) is the first child and only daughter of Hafez al-Assad, who was the president of Syria from 1971 to 2000. She is the sister of current Syrian Pres ...

People

Al-Assad family

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