Asad (Arabic: أسد) is one of many Arabic male given names for "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal. It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh - as well as Haydar, both aliases of Ali and both meaning Lion. The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and others. ... A given name specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name. ... There are several Arabic names for lion, each denoting some aspect of the animal. ... Haydar (Arabic حيدر ) is one of many Arabic male given names for lion, each denoting some aspect of the animal. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Among prominent people named Asad are:

• Asad ibn Hashim - the maternal grandfather of Ali.
• Asad ibn Saman - an early Samanid.
• Khuwaylid ibn Asad
• Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss)
• Mirza Ghalib Full Name:Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Urdu/Persian poet of India)

The Assads are an Alawite family from the Lattakia region (specifically Qardaha), which has since 1970 held political power in Syria. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Asad was an early Samanid. ... Khuwaylid ibn Asad was the father of many prominent people in the early Islamic history: Awwam ibn Khuwaylid Halah bint Khuwailid Khadijah bint Khuwaylid Categories: ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Urdu/Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ خان ), pen-name Ghalib (Urdu/Persian: غالب, ġhālib) and Asad (former pen-name)(27 December 1796 — 15 February 1869), was a renowned classical Urdu and Persian poet of the subcontinent. ... For the Alaouite dynasty of Morocco see:Alaouite Dynasty, for the former state now in Yemen see: Alawi (sheikhdom) The Alawi, also known as Alawites, Nusayris or Ansaris, are a Middle Eastern sect of Shia Islam[1][2] prominent in Syria The terms Alawī and Alevi, although they share... Roundabout in Latakia Latakia (Arabic: اللاذقية Al-Ladhiqiyah, Greek:Λαοδικεία) is the principal port city of Syria. ... Qardaha is village in northwestern Syria, in the mountains overlooking the coastal town of Latakia. ...

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

Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: ) (October 6, 1930–June 10, 2000) was president of Syria for three decades. ... Dr Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: , ) (born September 11, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary of the Baath Party, and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. ... Basil al-Assad (1961–1994; Arabic: ‎, ) was the son of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. ... Image:Rifaat al-Assad. ... Jamil al-Assad (born 1933 in Qardaha) is a brother of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of present Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. ...

See also

• List of Arabic names

BASAJ! // This list includes any Arabic name that is known to be used as a personal name in any cultural or religious tradition, not exclusively limited to ethnic Arabs nor to Islam. ...