Khaled al-Asaad

Khaled al-Asaad
Khaled al-Asaad
خالد الأسعد
	Al-Asaad in 2002
Born	Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad; 1 January 1932; Palmyra, First Syrian Republic
Died	18 August 2015 (aged 83); Palmyra, Ba'athist Syria
Cause of death	Decapitation
Alma mater	Damascus University
Occupation	Archaeologist
Title	Head of antiquities in Palmyra
Honours	Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic (excellent class); Ordre national du Mérite (France); Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland; Order of Merit of the Republic of Tunisia;

Khaled Mohamad al-Asaad (Arabic: خالد الأسعد; Arabic pronunciation: [ɐlʔæsʕæd]; 1 January 1932 – 18 August 2015) was a Syrian archaeologist who headed the antiquities in the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He held this position for over forty years. Al-Asaad was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State on 18 August 2015, at the age of 83.