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'''Asad''' sometimes written as ''Assad'' ({{lang-ar|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]]. |
'''Asad''' sometimes written as ''Assad'' ({{lang-ar|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 translition, corresponding to the Arabic spelling, and is used by careful scholars.) |
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Among prominent people named ''Asad'' or "Assad" are: |
Among prominent people named ''Asad'' or "Assad" are: |
Revision as of 22:28, 8 February 2012
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Meaning | "lion" |
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See also | Asad (Lion), As'sad (The most compassionate) |
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 translition, corresponding to the Arabic spelling, and is used by careful scholars.)
Among prominent people named Asad or "Assad" are:
- Asadullah, Lion of God.
- Asad ibn Hashim, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
- Asad ibn Saman, an early Samanid.
- Khuwaylid ibn Asad
- Asad Iqbal
- Muhammad Asad, born Leopold Weiss
- Talal Asad, anthropologist, son of Muhammed Asad
- Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, a famous Urdu and Persian poet of India
- Clarice Assad, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist.
The Assads are an Alawite family from the Lattakia region (specifically Qardaha), which has since 1970 held political power in Syria. The family has produced two presidents:
- Hafez al-Assad – President of Syria from 1970–2000
- Bashar al-Assad – Current President of Syria
- Basil al-Assad
- Rifaat al-Assad
- Jamil al-Assad
- Maher al-Assad
- Bushra al-Assad