Asad (name)
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Asad sometimes written as Assad 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.
Among prominent people named Asad or "Assad" are:
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:
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
", 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.
Among prominent people named Asad or "Assad" are:
- AsadullahAsadullahAsadullah, also written Asadollah, Assadullah or Asad Ullah is a male Muslim given name meaning Lion of God.The name was used by the Prophet Muhammad to describe his kinsman Ali. It may additionally refer to:...
, Lion of God. - Asad ibn HashimAsad ibn HashimAsad ibn Hashim was the son of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf. He was the father of Fatima bint Asad, the mother of Ali.-See also:*Sahaba*Hashim *Asad...
, maternal grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib. - Asad ibn SamanAsad ibn SamanAsad was an early Samanid. He was the son of Saman Khuda, the founder of the Samanid dynasty.According to tradition, Asad was named by his father in honor of the Caliphal governor of Khurasan Asad ibn 'Abd-Allah al-Qasri , who had converted Saman to Islam. Asad had four sons: Nuh, Ahmad, Yahya, and...
, an early Samanid. - Khuwaylid ibn AsadKhuwaylid ibn AsadKhuwaylid ibn Asad was the father of many prominent people in the very early Islamic history:*Awwam ibn Khuwaylid*Halah bint Khuwailid*Khadijah bint Khuwaylid*Hizam ibn KhuwaylidFrom Banu AsadFather:Asad ibn Abd-Al-Uzza...
- Asad Iqbal
- Muhammad AsadMuhammad AsadMuhammad Asad , was an Austrian Polish Jew who converted to Islam, and a 20th century journalist, traveler, writer, social critic, linguist, thinker, reformer, diplomat, political theorist, translator and scholar...
, born Leopold Weiss - Talal AsadTalal AsadTalal Asad is an anthropologist at the City University of New York.Asad has made important theoretical contributions to post-colonialism, Christianity, Islam, and ritual studies and has recently called for, and initiated, an anthropology of secularism...
, anthropologist, son of Muhammed Asad - Mirza Asadullah Baig KhanMirza GhalibDabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
, a famous Urdu and Persian poet of India - Clarice AssadClarice AssadClarice Assad is a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist.A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Clarice Assad has performed professionally since the age of seven. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts, in Chicago, IL, and a Masters...
, a classical and jazz composer, arranger, pianist, and vocalist.
The Assads are an Alawite
Alawite
The Alawis, also known as Alawites, Nusayris and Ansaris are a prominent mystical and syncretic religious group centred in Syria who are a branch of Shia Islam.-Etymology:...
family from the Lattakia region (specifically Qardaha
Qardaha
Qardaha is a village in northwestern Syria, in the mountains overlooking the coastal town of Latakia.It is mainly an Alawite town and the traditional home of the Assad family, that has ruled Syria since 1970. During the reign of Hafez al-Assad 1970-2000 the government poured massive investments...
), which has since 1970 held political power in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. The family has produced two presidents:
- Hafez al-AssadHafez al-AssadHafez ibn 'Ali ibn Sulayman al-Assad or more commonly Hafez al-Assad was the President of Syria for three decades. Assad's rule consolidated the power of the central government after decades of coups and counter-coups, such as Operation Wappen in 1957 conducted by the Eisenhower administration and...
– President of Syria from 1970–2000 - Bashar al-AssadBashar al-AssadBashar al-Assad is the President of Syria and Regional Secretary of the Ba'ath Party. His father Hafez al-Assad ruled Syria for 29 years until his death in 2000. Al-Assad was elected in 2000, re-elected in 2007, unopposed each time.- Early Life :...
– Current President of Syria - Basil al-AssadBasil al-AssadBassel al-Assad was a son of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad .- Biography :...
- Rifaat al-AssadRifaat al-AssadRifaat al-Assad is the younger brother of the former President of Syria, Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of the current President Bashar al-Assad, all of whom come from the minority Alawite Muslim sect. He was born in the village of Qardaha, near Lattakia in western Syria. He is perhaps best known...
- Jamil al-AssadJamil al-AssadJamil al-Assad was a brother of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of present Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. He served in the Parliament of Syria, called the majlis ash-sha'b for many years, until his death....
- Maher al-AssadMaher al-AssadMaher al-Assad is the brother of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and the commander of the Republican Guard and the army's elite Fourth Armored Division, which together with Syria's secret police form the core of the country's security forces...
- Bushra al-AssadBushra al-AssadBushra al-Assad is the first child and only daughter of Hafez al-Assad, who was the president of Syria from 1971 to 2000. She is the sister of current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad...