Riad al-Asaad

former commander of the Free Syrian Army
Person Human Q714040

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19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
1961
Place of birth
Idlib
Country of citizenship
Syria[5]
Citizenship
Syria
Languages spoken, written or signed
Arabic[14]
Allegiance
Syria[13]
Family name
Asʻad[11]
Given name
Riyad[12]
Military, police or special rank
colonel[9]
Name in native language
رياض الأسعد[15]
Participated in conflict
Syrian Civil War[10]
Social media followers
380k (380k–433k, n=4)[17][18][19]
Start of work period
1980[16]
Work period start
1980
🏷️ Also known as
en Riyāḍ al-Asʻad en Riad al-Asaad en Riad Mousa al-Asaad ar رياض الأسعد es Riyad al-Asad es Riyad Mousa al-Asaad fa ریاض الاسعد fr Riyad Moussa al-Asaad fr Riad el Asaad he ריאד אל אסד he ריאד אל-אסד he ריאד אל אסעד he ריאד אל-אסעד he ריאד אסד id Riad Mousa al-Asaad it Riyad al-As'ad ja リヤード・アル=アスアド ja ヤード・アル=アサド pl Rijad al-Asad pt Riad Mousa al-Asaad
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Freebase ID
/m/0h7mf99
IMDb ID
nm8634726
Kinorium person ID
4008159
X (Twitter) username
riyadhalasaad

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Summary

Born in Idlib[1], he… he was born in 1961[2]. He worked as a military officer[3] and rebel[4].

FAQs

Where was Riad al-Asaad born?

Riad al-Asaad was born in Idlib[1].

What did Riad al-Asaad do for work?

Riad al-Asaad worked as military officer[3] and rebel[4].

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