Ghassan (given name)

Ghassan (Arabic: غسان) is an Arabic given name, the name of the founder of the Christian Ghassan dynasty (Ghassanids). It is used among Muslims, Christians, and Druze. Notable people with the name include:

• Ghassan Abu-Sittah (born 1969), Palestinian-British surgeon
• Ghassan Achi (born 1993), Lebanese skier
• Ghassan Alian (born 1972), Israeli commander of the IDF Golani Brigade
• Ghassan Afiouni (born 1972), Lebanese scientist
• Ghassan Andoni (born 1956), Palestinian Christian physicist and peace activist
• Ghassan Ashqar (1937–2022), Lebanese politician
• Ghassan Ben Jeddou (born 1962), Tunisian/Lebanese journalist
• Ghassan Elashi (born 1953), Palestinian American imprisoned political/charitable activist
• Ghassan Hage (born 1957), Lebanese/Australian anthropologist and social theorist
• Ghassan Ibrahim (born 1977), Syrian journalist
• Ghassan Rahbani (born 1964), Lebanese producer, songwriter and composer
• Ghassan Salhab (born 1958), Lebanese screenwriter, film director, and producer
• Ghassan al-Sharbi (born 1974), Saudi held in Guantanamo Bay
• Ghassan Kanafani (1936–1972), assassinated Palestinian poet and writer
• Ghassan Khatib (born 1954), Palestinian politician
• Ghassan Massoud (born 1958), Syrian actor and filmmaker
• Ghassan Muhsen (born 1945), Iraqi diplomat
• Ghassan Shabaneh, Arab-American political academic
• Ghassan Shakaa (1943–2018), Palestinian politician
• Ghassan Tueni (1926–2012), Lebanese diplomat and journalist
• Ghassan Saliba (born 1956), Lebanese musical artist
• Ghassan al-Zamel (born 1963), Syrian politician

Ghassan

Pronunciation	Arabic: [ɣasːaːn]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Youthful, "Handsome"
Other names
Alternative spelling	"Ghasan", "Gassan", "Gasan"