Assar is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname: Abdul Ghafoor Assar, Afghan footballer Abdul Ghani Assar (born 1923), Afghan footballer Alireza Assar (born 1970), Iranian musician, Persian pop singer and composer Khairallah Assar (1935–2015), professor of sociology at the University of Annaba, Algeria (1976–1996) Khalid Assar (born 1992), Egyptian table tennis player Omar Assar (born 1991), Egyptian table tennis player Premjibhai Assar, Indian politician, member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh Shamsi Assar or Shushā Guppy (1935–2008), writer, editor, singer of Persian and Western folk songs
Given name: Assar Åkerman (1860–1936), Swedish jurist and Social Democratic politician Assar Gabrielsson (1891–1962), Swedish industrialist and co-founder of Volvo Assar Lindbeck (1930–2020), Swedish professor of economics at Stockholm University Assar Mossberg, Swedish footballer Assar Rönnlund (1935–2011), Swedish cross-country skier Assar Tabrizi (died 1377), Persian poet from Tabriz
See also Assar, tehsil and sub division in the Doda district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir Shivah Assar BeTammuz, Jewish fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple Assar Lindbeck Medal, bi-annual award given to the economist(s) in Sweden under the age of 45 whose work have gained the most international recognition Assar (comic strip), Swedish comic strip written and drawn by Ulf Lundkvist