The Al-Assad family is a Syrian political family that has ruled Syria from 1970 following a coup d'état until 2024 after being overthrown in an offensive.
al-Assad or Assad () may also refer to:
People Assad Assad (born 1944) Israeli Druze politician Members of the Syrian al-Assad family: Hafez al-Assad, 20th century president of Syria Bashar al-Assad, 21st century president of Syria Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Syrian Republican Guard Rifaat al-Assad, Syrian major general Jamil al-Assad, Syrian Parliament member Bassel al-Assad
Places Al Asad Airbase (IATA airport code: IQA; ICAO airport code: ORAA), Al-Anbar Province, Iraq Bassel Al-Assad International Airport, former name of Latakia International Airport, Syria Lake Assad, former name of Euphrates Lake, a reservoir on the Euphrates in Syria
Facilities and structures Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex, former name of Anatolia 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
See also Asad (disambiguation) Assadism, the political philosophy of the Syrian Ba'athist Party President Assad (disambiguation)
Asadullah (disambiguation) Assads (disambiguation) Lions in Islam Lion (disambiguation) Shir (disambiguation), a Persian term for 'Lion'