Ghassan (given name)

Ghassan (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, 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, Tunisian/Lebanese journalist
 * Ghassan Elashi, 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