Bassel ( ar, باسل) is an Arabic given name. It should not be confused with the French surname

Bassil Bassil is a French surname of Ancient Greek origin. It is a derivative of the name ''Basil'' (royal, kingly), which comes from the name Vassilios. It is not to be confused with Bassel. This surname recorded in over fifty different spellings fr ...

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Bassel al-Araj Bassel al-Araj ( ar, باسل الأعرج, 1984 — 2017) was a Palestinian activist, writer and author. Known for his writings about revolution and Arab nationalism, al-Araj was killed on 6 March 2017 by a unit belonging to Israel’s Yamam po ...

(1984–2017), Palestinian activist, author and pharmacist *

Bassel al-Assad Bassel al-Assad ( ar, بَاسِلُ حَافِظِ ٱلْأَسَدِ, translit=Bāsil Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad; 23 March 1962 – 21 January 1994) was a Syrian engineer, colonel, equestrian and politician who was the eldest son of Syrian Preside ...

(1962–1994), Syrian colonel, and politician, the eldest son of President of Syria Hafez al-Assad and the older brother of (later) President Bashar al-Assad *Bassel Atallah, Syrian Canadian entrepreneur, co-founder of

SSENSE SSENSE is a multi-brand retailer based in Montreal, Canada specialising in the sale of designer fashion and high end streetwear. It was founded as an e-commerce platform in 2003 by three brothers: Rami, Bassel and Firas Atallah. The company deli ...

Bassel Bawji Fahedbassel Nazih Bawji (born December 26, 1989) is an American/Lebanese professional basketball player who plays as a power forward/center for Dynamo Lebanon The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league ...

(born 1989), Lebanese American basketball player *

Bassel Fleihan Bassel Fleihan (10 September 1963 – 18 April 2005; ar, باسل فليحان) was a Lebanese legislator and minister of economy and trade. He died from injuries sustained when a massive bomb exploded on the Beirut seafront as he passed by ...

(1963–2005), Lebanese politician, legislator and minister *

Bassel El Gharbawy Bassel El-Gharbawy (born 10 April 1977) is an Egyptian judoka. He competed at three Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer ...

(born 1977), Egyptian judoka * Bassel Jradi (born 1993), Danish-Lebanese football player * Bassel Khaiat (born 1977), Syrian actor *

Bassel Khartabil Bassel Khartabil (22 May 1981 – 3 October 2015; ar, باسل خرطبيل), also known as Bassel Safadi ( ar, باسل صفدي), was a Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer. He was detained without trial by the Syrian governme ...

also known as Bassel Safadi (1981–2015), Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer *

Bassel Mashhour Bassel Mashhour (باسل مشهور, born 30 September 1982) is an Egyptian male water polo player. He was a member of the Egypt men's national water polo team, playing as a driver. He was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On ...

(born 1982), Egyptian water polo player *

Bassel Al-Rayes Bassel Al-Rayes (born 4 March 1979) is a Syrian-born Qatari handball player for Al Rayyan and the Qatari national team. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officiall ...

(born 1979), Syrian-born Qatari handball player *

Bassel Al Shaar Bassel Al-Shaar is a Syrian former footballer who played as a defender. References External links * 1982 births Living people Syrian men's footballers Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Expatri ...

(born 1982), Syrian football player *

Bassel Shehadeh Bassel Shehadeh ( ar, باسل شحادة) (January 31, 1984 – May 28, 2012) was a Syrian Christian film maker, producer, IT Engineer, environmental and cultural activist, and a well-known civil activist during the Syrian uprising in 2011 to 2012 ...

(1984–2012), Syrian Christian film producer and IT Engineer, activist

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