Asad (name)
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| Asad/Assad | |
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| Gender | male |
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| Meaning | "lion" |
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| See also | Asad (Lion), As'sad (The most compassionate) |
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Asad sometimes written as Assad (Arabic: أسد) is one of many Arabic male given names meaning "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal . It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh one of the nicknames for Ali ibn Abi Talib. (Although "Assad" is the standard spelling in English, "Asad" is the more accurate transliteration, corresponding to the Arabic spelling, and is used by careful scholars.)
Among prominent people named Asad or "Assad" are:
- Asadullah, meaning Lion of God, may refer to several people
- Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Asad ibn Saman, an early Samanid
- Khuwaylid ibn Asad, early Islamic historical figure
- Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss
- Talal Asad, anthropologist, son of Muhammad Asad
- Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, a famous Urdu and Persian poet of India
- Clarice Assad, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist
[edit] Al-Assad family
Main article: Al-Assad family
The Assads are 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 from 1970–2000
- Bashar al-Assad, current President of Syria
Other family members include:
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