This transliterates an Arabic name structured 'X al-Assad' (X
阿尔 阿萨德), where
阿尔 renders the Arabic definite article 'al-' and
阿萨德 renders 'Assad' - meaning 'lion' in Arabic. The Assad family name is best known internationally for the Syrian ruling dynasty, including former presidents Hafez al-Assad (
哈菲兹·
阿萨德) and Bashar al-Assad (
巴沙尔·
阿萨德).
哈米尔 (Hamil) is a separate given name; Mandarin transliterates Arabic names piece by piece, joined by middle dots.
