Assad (disambiguation)
# Assad (disambiguation)

Assad is a variant spelling of Asad (Arabic: أسد), an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion".

Asad, al-Asad, Assad, el-Assad, or variation, may also refer to:

## People

* Asad (tribe), an Arabic Adnanite tribe cousins of Muhammad
* Assad Assad (born 1944) Israeli Druze politician
* Al-Assad family, an Alawite political family from Syria
   * Hafez al-Assad, 20th century president of Syria
   * Bashar al-Assad, 21st century president of Syria
* Asad (name), including the surnamed

## Places

* Lake Assad, a reservoir on the Euphrates in Syria
* Al Asad Airbase (IATA airport code: IQA; ICAO airport code: ORAA), Al-Anbar Province, Iraq
* Bassel Al-Assad International Airport (IATA airport code: LTK; ICAO airport code: OSLK), Latakla, Syria

## Facilities and structures

* Al-Assad Stadium, in Latakla, Syria
* Bassel al-Assad Stadium (Homs), in Homs, Syria
* Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex, in Aleppo, Syria

## Other uses

* ASAD syndrome (Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder)
* Asad (film), 2011 film nominated for 2012 Oscars, directed by Bryan Buckley
* Assad-class corvette, an Italian-built Iraqi naval ship class
