Asad (name)
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Asad (Arabic: , is a Arabic word that means lion. It is used in nicknames such as Asad-ullāh - as well as Haydar, both aliases of Ali and both meaning Lion.
Among prominent people named Asad are:
- Asad ibn Hashim - the maternal grandfather of Ali.
- Asad ibn Saman - an early Samanid.
- Khuwaylid ibn Asad
- Basil al-Assad
- Rifaat al-Assad
- Jamil al-Assad
- Muhammad Asad (born Leopold Weiss)
The family has produced two presidents:
- Hafez al-Assad - President of Syria from 1970-2000
- Bashar al-Assad - Current President of Syria
See also
- List of Arabic names
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