As'ad ( / , ), informally transcribed as Asaad or Assaad, is an Arabic male given name derived from the
elative degree of the adjective , thus meaning "more/most fortunate, happier/happiest, luckier/luckiest".
[Wehr, Hans (1979), "اسعد", in J. Milton Cowan, editor, ''A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic'', page 479] It also exists as a surname.
People with the given name
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As'ad Abu Karib, king of
Himyar
Himyar was a polity in the southern highlands of Yemen, as well as the name of the region which it claimed. Until 110 BCE, it was integrated into the Qatabanian kingdom, afterwards being recognized as an independent kingdom. According to class ...
from 390–440
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As'ad ibn Zurara, companion of Muhammad
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As'ad Pasha al-Azm
As'ad Pasha al-Azm ( ; 1706 – March 1758) was the governor of Damascus under Ottoman rule from 1743 to his deposition in 1757. He was responsible for the construction of several architectural works in the city and other places in Syria.
Backg ...
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As'ad Syamsul Arifin
KHR. As’ad Syamsul Arifin (1897 – 4 August 1990) was an Indonesian ulama and co-founder of Nahdatul Ulama. In 2016, he was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.
Biography
Early life
As'ad was born as Raden As'ad Syamsul Arifin in Syi'i ...
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As'ad Shukeiri
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As'ad Adib Bayudh
As'ad Adib Bayudh (; died 2010) was a Lebanese Greek Orthodox politician. He was elected to the Parliament of Lebanon from the Marjeyoun-Hasbaya constituency in southern Lebanon
Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South G ...
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As'ad AbuKhalil
As'ad AbuKhalil () (born 16 March 1960) is a Lebanese-American professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. AbuKhalil is the author of ''Historical Dictionary of Lebanon'' (1998), ''Bin Laden, Islam & America's New ...
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Asaad Kelada
Asaad Kelada (; born May 11, 1940) is an Egyptian-American television director of many American television sitcoms.
Early life
Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt and he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American University in Cairo. In 1 ...
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Assaad Bouab
Assaad Bouab (born 31 July 1980) is a French-Moroccan actor whose first co-starring role was in ''Whatever Lola Wants'', directed by Nabil Ayouch and co-starring Laura Ramsey as Lola. The film premiered on 11 December 2007 at the Dubai Interna ...
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Assaad W. Razzouk
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Assaad Taha
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Assaad Seif
Assaad Seif (born 23 September 1967) is a Lebanese archaeologist and associate professor in archaeology at the Lebanese University. Former Head of the Scientific Departments and coordinator of archaeological research and excavations in Lebanon, ...
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Assaad Feddah
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Assaad Chaftari
Assaad Chaftari (also spelled Assad Shaftari, Arabic: أسعد شفتري) served as a senior intelligence officier of the Lebanese Christian militia Lebanese Forces during the Lebanese Civil War. Chaftari was a close associate of Elie Hobeika. H ...
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Assaad Andraos
Assaad Andraos (6 July 1945 – before 2012) was a Lebanese sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially bran ...
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Assaad Hardan
Assaad Hardan (, born 31 July 1951 in Rachaya Al Foukhar) is a Lebanese politician and the former leader of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon. He joined the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in 1968 and became leader of the Central Po ...
People with the surname
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Ahmad El-Assaad
Ahmad El-Assaad or Ahmad Al-As'ad () (1902 – 16 March 1961) was Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament from 5 June 1951, till 30 May 1953.
Life
Family background
El-Assaad was the scion of a Shia feudal dynasty, which was established by Ali A ...
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Kamel Asaad
Kamel Bey El-Assaad (10 February 1932 – 25 July 2010) was a Lebanese politician and za'im (political boss), who founded the Lebanese Social Democratic Party in 1970.
Political career
He served starting early 1960 as Deputy (Member of the ...
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Khaled al-Asaad
Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad (; ; 1 January 1932 – 18 August 2015) was a Syrian archaeologist who headed the antiquities in the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He held this position for over forty years. Al-Asaad was publicl ...
, prominent Syrian archaeologist and historian killed by ISIS
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Man Asaad
Man Asaad ( / , ; born 20 November 1993) is a Syrian heavyweight weightlifter who competes in the +109 kg category. He won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
On 11 April 20 ...
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Nizar Assaad
Nizar Assaad () is a Canadian construction engineer of Syrian origin residing in Beirut, Lebanon and Dubai, UAE. He was the Founder and Chairman of LEAD Contracting & Treading Ltd until his retirement in March 2020.
Biography
Assaad was born in ...
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Lucas Assadi
Lucas Humberto Assadi Reygadas (born 8 January 2004) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chilean Primera División side Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.
Club career
In 2011, Assadi came to Universi ...
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Arabic-language surnames