Bassel ( ar, باسل) is an Arabic

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It should not be confused with the French surname

Bassil Bassil is a French surname of Ancient Greek origin. It is a derivative of the name ''Basil'' (royal, kingly), which comes from the name Vassilios. It is not to be confused with Bassel. This surname recorded in over fifty different spellings ...

. People with the name include:

People

Bassel al-Araj Bassel al-Araj ( ar, باسل الأعرج, 1984 — 2017) was a Palestinian activist, writer and author. Known for his writings about revolution and Arab nationalism, al-Araj was killed on 6 March 2017 by a unit belonging to Israel’s Yamam po ...

(1984–2017), Palestinian activist, author and pharmacist *

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 Presiden ...

(1962–1994), Syrian colonel, and politician, the eldest son of President of Syria Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of (later) President Bashar al-Assad *Bassel Atallah, Syrian Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder of

SSENSE SSENSE is a multi-brand retailer based in Montreal, Canada specialising in the sale of Designer clothing, designer fashion and high end streetwear. It was founded as an e-commerce platform in 2003 by three brothers: Rami, Bassel and Firas Atalla ...

Bassel Bawji Fahedbassel Nazih Bawji (born December 26, 1989) is an American/Lebanese professional basketball player who plays as a power forward/center for Dynamo Lebanon of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is tall and weighs . Junior career At age 15, ...

(born 1989), Lebanese American basketball player *

Bassel Fleihan Bassel Fleihan (10 September 1963 – 18 April 2005; ar, باسل فليحان) was a Lebanese legislator and minister of economy and trade. He died from injuries sustained when a massive bomb exploded on the Beirut seafront as he passed by ...

(1963–2005), Lebanese politician, legislator and minister *

Bassel El Gharbawy Bassel El-Gharbawy (born 10 April 1977) is an Egyptian judoka. He competed at three Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer ...

(born 1977), Egyptian judoka *

Bassel Jradi Bassel Zakaria Jradi ( ar, باسل زكريا جرادي, ; born 6 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United and the Lebanon national team. After playing for three year ...

(born 1993), Danish-Lebanese football player *

Bassel Khaiat Bassel Khaiat (Arabic: باسل خياط, born 29 August, 1977 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian actor, working in theatre, television, and film. Early life Khaiat was born in Damascus, Syria, and has a brother named Mohammed. Khaiat started ac ...

(born 1977), Syrian actor *

Bassel Khartabil Bassel Khartabil (22 May 1981 – 3 October 2015; ar, باسل خرطبيل), also known as Bassel Safadi ( ar, باسل صفدي), was a Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer. He was detained without trial by the Syrian governme ...

also known as Bassel Safadi (1981–2015), Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer *

Bassel Mashhour Bassel Mashhour (باسل مشهور, born 30 September 1982) is an Egyptian male water polo player. He was a member of the Egypt men's national water polo team, playing as a driver. He was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On ...

(born 1982), Egyptian water polo player *

Bassel Al-Rayes Bassel Al-Rayes (born 4 March 1979) is a Syrian-born Qatari handball player for Al Rayyan and the Qatari national team. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or ...

(born 1979), Syrian-born Qatari handball player *

Bassel Al Shaar Bassel Al-Shaar is a Syrian former footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. References External links

* 1982 births Living people Syrian men's footballers Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's ...

(born 1982), Syrian football player *

Bassel Shehadeh Bassel Shehadeh ( ar, باسل شحادة) (January 31, 1984 – May 28, 2012) was a Syrian Christian film maker, producer, IT Engineer, environmental and cultural activist, and a well-known civil activist during the Civil uprising phase of the Syri ...

(1984–2012), Syrian Christian film producer and IT Engineer, activist

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