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Asa Newell
Asa Newell (born 2005, Atlanta) is an NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks; drafted 23rd by New Orleans in 2025, traded for Derik Queen; one Georgia season averaging 15.4 points, SEC All-Freshman.
Asa of Judah
Asa (אָסָא), third king of Judah, son of Abijam, reigned 41 years (c. 911-870 BC). Fought Baasha of Israel, bribed Ben-hadad I of Damascus with Temple treasure, deposed queen mother Maacah for an Asherah image.
ASA physical status classification system
ASA physical status classification system (ASA PS): six-class scale by the American Society of Anesthesiologists rating preoperative fitness from ASA 1 (healthy) to ASA 6 (brain-dead donor), with E emergency modifier, 1941 origin, 2014 revision.
Asa Tribe
Asa Tribe (Asa Mark Tribe, born 2004, Jersey) is a Jersey international cricketer, right-handed batter and off-break bowler for Glamorgan, England Lions, Paarl Royals, and Welsh Fire, with a first-class best of 206.
Asaad al-Shaibani
Asaad al-Shaibani (أسعد حسن الشيباني, born 1987), also known as Zayd al-Attar, is Syria's foreign minister since December 2024; former HTS political affairs head and Salvation Government official now leading post-Assad diplomacy.
Asab Oil Field
The Asab oil field (アサブ油田) is an onshore oil field in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, discovered in 1965 and brought into production in 1974, operated by ADNOC Onshore.
Asaba
Asaba is an Igbo town on the west bank of the Niger River, opposite Onitsha in Delta State, Nigeria, briefly capital of the Royal Niger Company in the mid-1880s.
Asaba massacre
The Asaba massacre was the killing of hundreds of unarmed Igbo civilians by Nigerian federal troops in Asaba, Nigeria, in October 1967, early in the Nigerian Civil War.
Asad Abidi
Asad Abidi is a Distinguished Chancellor's Professor of electrical engineering at UCLA whose group originated CMOS radio technology in the mid-1990s, enabling single-chip radios in handheld wireless devices.
Asad ibn Abd Allah al-Qasri
Asad ibn Abd Allah al-Qasri (أسد بن عبد الله القسري) was an Umayyad governor of Khurasan who served two tenures under Caliph Hisham and rebuilt Balkh as his base.
Asad ibn al-Furat
Asad ibn al-Furat (أسد بن الفرات) was a jurist and qadi of Qayrawan who led the Muslim invasion of Sicily in 827 and died there in 828.
Asad Jamal
Asad Jamal is a Pakistani-American venture capitalist who founded ePlanet Capital in 1999, pioneered global venture investing, and backed Baidu and Skype early; Forbes named him a Pioneer of Global Venture Capital in 2007.
Asad M. Madni
Asad M. Madni, born 1947 in Mumbai, is an engineer who led the invention of the Quartz MEMS GyroChip used in aircraft and car stability systems.
Asad Rustum
Asad Rustum (أسد رستم) was a Lebanese historian and pioneer of documentary research who taught at the American University of Beirut and died in 1965.
Asad Umar (اسد عمر)
Asad Umar (اسد عمر), Pakistani politician and former Engro Corporation CEO; finance minister August 2018 to April 2019 during the IMF bailout talks, later Planning Minister and NCOC chairman during COVID-19.
Asadi Tusi
Asadi Tusi (اسدی طوسی), born around 999 and died 1072, was a Persian poet and linguist from Tus in Khorasan, author of the epic Garshasp-nama and the Loghat-e fors dictionary.
Asadiyya
The Asadiyya (الأسدية) were a corps of Asadi mamluks, slave-soldiers who served as a fundamental force in Saladin's army, fighting in the conquest of Jerusalem and the siege of Acre.
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev (Asadxoʻja Moʻydinxoʻjayev), Uzbek southpaw boxer from Fergana, born 2001; Paris 2024 Olympic welterweight gold medalist and two-time IBA world champion (67 kg 2023, 65 kg 2025).
Asado
Asado: South American wood-ember grilling tradition of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay, naming the method, the meat, and the gathering; cooked on a parrilla with achuras, asado de tira, and chimichurri.
Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi (born 1969), Indian politician, lawyer (Lincoln's Inn), MP for Hyderabad since 2004 and president of AIMIM since 2008; won a fifth term in 2024 with a 3,38,087-vote margin.
Asadula Imangazaliev
Asadula "The Dagestan Ninja" Imangazaliev (Асадула Имангазалиев), born 2003, is an undefeated Russian Muay Thai fighter from Buynaksk, Dagestan; ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion since June 2026 and Russia's first ONE Muay Thai titleholder.
Asaeli Tuivuaka
Asaeli Tuivuaka, nicknamed "The Tank", is a Fijian rugby sevens and union player, born 1995 in Nakavika, Namosi. He won gold with Fiji in men's sevens at Tokyo 2020 and plays wing for CA Brive in Pro D2.
Asaf Azulay (אסף אזולאי)
Asaf Azulay (אסף אזולאי) is an Israeli marketing executive and venture investor who serves as Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at Team8, after five years as CMO of Bank Hapoalim.
Asaf Hamami (אסף חממי)
Asaf Hamami (אסף חממי), 1982–2023, IDF colonel commanding the Gaza Division's Southern Brigade; first officer to declare war on October 7, killed at Kibbutz Nirim, body held in Gaza until November 2025.
Asaf Jah V
Asaf Jah V (آصف جاہ پنجم), born Mir Tahniyat Ali Khan and titled Afzal-ud-Daula, was Nizam of Hyderabad from 1857 to 1869, remaining loyal during the 1857 rebellion.
Asaf Jahi administration
The Asaf Jahi administration (نظام حیدرآباد) was the system of government of the Nizams of Hyderabad, founded in 1724 by the Mughal nobleman Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah.
Asaf Khan
Asaf Khan (آصف خاں), born Mirza Abu'l-Hasan (about 1569 to 1641), was a powerful Mughal courtier, brother of Nur Jahan and father of Mumtaz Mahal.
Asaf Vivante
Asaf Vivante is an Israeli pediatric nephrologist who directs Pediatrics B at Sheba Medical Center, is an associate professor at Tel Aviv University, and researches genetic kidney disease.
Asaf-ud-Daula
Asaf-ud-Daula (آصف الدولہ) was the fourth Nawab Wazir of Awadh from 1775 to 1797, who moved the capital from Faizabad to Lucknow and built the Bara Imambara.
Asafa Powell
Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter born 1982, 100 m world record holder 2005-2008 (9.77, then 9.74), personal best 9.72, most sub-10-second 100 m runs ever, 2016 Olympic relay gold.