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"Assad" redirects here. For the former presidents of Syria, see [Hafez al-Assad](/source/Hafez_al-Assad) and [Bashar al-Assad](/source/Bashar_al-Assad). For their family, see [Al-Assad family](/source/Al-Assad_family).

For other uses, see [Asad (disambiguation)](/source/Asad_(disambiguation)), [Al-Assad (disambiguation)](/source/Al-Assad_(disambiguation)), and [As'ad](/source/As'ad).

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Asad Pronunciation Arabic: [ʔasad] Gender Male Origin Meaning Lion Region of origin Middle East Other names Alternative spelling Assad, Asaad Related names Asad al-Din Asad al-Zaman

**Asad** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): أسد), sometimes written as **Assad**, is an Arabic male [given name](/source/Given_name) literally meaning "[lion](/source/Lion)".[1] It is used in nicknames such as *Asad Allāh*, one of the by-names for [Ali ibn Abi Talib](/source/Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib).

Notable people named "Asad" or "Assad" include:

## Given name

- [Asadullah (disambiguation)](/source/Asadullah_(disambiguation)), multiple people

- [Asad ibn Abd-al-Uzza](/source/Asad_ibn_Abd-al-Uzza), early Islamic historical figure

- [Asad Abdul Rahman](/source/Asad_Abdul_Rahman) (born 1944), Palestinian political scientist, academic and politician

- [Asad Ahmad](/source/Asad_Ahmad), journalist for BBC News and newsreader for BBC London

- [Asad Q. Ahmed](/source/Asad_Q._Ahmed), American scholar

- [Asad Al Faqih](/source/Asad_Al_Faqih) (1910–1989), Lebanese lawyer and diplomat

- [Asad ibn al-Furat](/source/Asad_ibn_al-Furat) (760–828) jurist and theologian

- [Asad ibn Hashim](/source/Asad_ibn_Hashim), maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib

- [Asaduddin Owaisi](/source/Asaduddin_Owaisi), Indian politician

- [Asad Raza (artist)](/source/Asad_Raza_(artist)), Pakistani-American artist

- [Asad Rustum](/source/Asad_Rustum), Lebanese historian, academic and writer

- [Asad ibn Saman](/source/Asad_ibn_Saman), early Samanid

- [Assad Saftawi](/source/Assad_Saftawi) (1935–1993), Palestinian Fatah cofounder and leader

- [Asad Shafiq](/source/Asad_Shafiq), Pakistan test cricketer

- [Asad Umar](/source/Asad_Umar), Pakistani lawmaker and former politician

- [Mohammed Asad Ullah Sayeed](/source/Mohammed_Asad_Ullah_Sayeed), former IAS officer from Hyderabad

## Surname

- [Audrey Assad](/source/Audrey_Assad), American singer-songwriter and Contemporary Christian music artist

- [Clarice Assad](/source/Clarice_Assad), Sérgio's daughter, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist

- [Javier Assad](/source/Javier_Assad) (born 1997), Mexican baseball player

- [Julio Asad](/source/Julio_Asad) (born 1953), Argentine footballer

- [María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_de_Lourdes_Dieck-Assad), Lebanese-Mexican economist

- [Muhammad Asad](/source/Muhammad_Asad), born Leopold Weiss, influential 20th-century writer and political theorist

- [Omar Asad](/source/Omar_Asad) (born 1971), Argentine footballer

- [Sérgio Assad](/source/S%C3%A9rgio_Assad), Brazilian classical composer, guitarist

- [Talal Asad](/source/Talal_Asad), anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad

- [Yamil Asad](/source/Yamil_Asad) (born 1994), Argentine footballer

v t e Family names derived from the word "lion" Germanic North Germanic: Lejon, Løve, Löve, Lövin West Germanic: De Leeuw, Leeuw, Lion, Lions, Löw, Löb/Loeb, Lewe/Loewe/Löwe, Lyon, Lyons Romance De León / Ponce de León, Leão, Leo, Leon, Leone, Leu, Lion Slavic Lev, Lew, Lvov, Lvovich, Lvovsky Slavic non-Slavic origin Abbasov, Arslanov, Arslanović, Asadov Haydarov/Heydarov Ruslanov Arabic Al-Assad, Asad, Asadi From epithets for lion: Abbas, Abbasi, Dergham, Ghazanfar, Hamza, Heydari, Hydari/Hyderi Other Indic: Singam/Singham, Singh (list), Sinha Turkish: Aslanov, Arsalan, Arslan, Aslan Hebrew: Ariel, Arias (hidden meaning), Ben-Ari, Lavi Yiddish: Leib, Leibel, Leibl Labovich, Lebovitz, Leibovich, Leibovici, Leibovitch/Leybovitch, Leibovitz Lebowitz, Leibowitz, Lejbowicz, Libowitz, Liebowitz

## Al-Assad family

Main article: [Al-Assad family](/source/Al-Assad_family)

The **Al-Assad family** is an Alawite family from the Latakia region (specifically Qardaha), which held political power in Syria between 1970 and 2024. The family has produced two presidents:

- [Hafez al-Assad](/source/Hafez_al-Assad), former President of Syria 1970–2000[2]

- [Bashar al-Assad](/source/Bashar_al-Assad), former President of Syria July 2000 to December 2024 [3]

Other family members include:

- [Bassel al-Assad](/source/Bassel_al-Assad)

- [Rifaat al-Assad](/source/Rifaat_al-Assad)

- [Jamil al-Assad](/source/Jamil_al-Assad)

- [Maher al-Assad](/source/Maher_al-Assad)

- [Bushra al-Assad](/source/Bushra_al-Assad)

## See also

- [Asad (disambiguation)](/source/Asad_(disambiguation))

- [Asadi (disambiguation)](/source/Asadi_(disambiguation))

- [Aslan (disambiguation)](/source/Aslan_(disambiguation))

- [Al Asad Airbase](/source/Al_Asad_Airbase)

- [Haydar](/source/Haydar)

- [Lions in Islam](/source/Lions_in_Islam)

- [Qaswarah](/source/Qaswarah)

- [Shir](/source/Shir_(disambiguation)), a [Persian](/source/Persian_language) term for 'Lion'

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** David Larsen, [Names of the Lion by Ibn Khālawayh](https://www.academia.edu/32748592/Names_of_the_Lion_by_Ibn_Kh%C4%81lawayh)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Schneider, Howard; Cody, Edward (10 January 2024). ["Syria's Assad Dead at 69"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/06/11/syrias-assad-dead-at-69/cf1aaa7a-e663-4374-a3ea-05060f187560/). *The Washington Post*. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** O'Connor, Tom (27 May 2021). ["Syria's Assad Wins Fourth Election, Second Since War and Ninth for Family"](https://www.newsweek.com/syrias-bashar-al-assad-easily-wins-fourth-election-second-since-war-ninth-family-1595659). *Newsweek*. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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