Asad (
Arabic: أسد), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male
given name literally meaning "
lion".[1] 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" or "Assad" are:
The Al-Assad family 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:
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